torque MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1990 User Guide

POWER STEERING -Pinion and Valve Assembly Construction
WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO
THE LEFT
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JVhen the steering wheel is turned to the left, the
torsion bar is, as shown in the illustration, caused to
torque in the direction of turning to the left, with the
result that the input shaft rotates by the correspond-
ing amount to the left, and a rotational
diff.erencebetween the input shaft and rotary valve develops.
The concave and convex parts of the input shaft androtary valve cause oil passageways L’ and
R to
become constricted, with the result that, for the
fluid sent from the oil pump, the flow of fluid is
stopped from port “a” to port “d” and port “b”.
IPort dnber “A”
SleeveWhen this happens, the fluid flows from the oil
pump to sleeve “a”. port “a”, port “c” and sleeve
“c” and is sent to the cylinder tube left chamber,
thus causing the generation of a force to move the
rack in the rightward direction, thereby assisting the
steering effort of the steering wheel.
At the same time, the cylinder tube right chamber
fluid flows through sleeve “b”, port
“b”, port “d”
and chamber “A”, and is returned to the oil
reservoir.Oil pump
Oil reservoir
Cylinder tube
left chamberCylinder tube
right chamber
\
Port a
Port cSleeve
coil pump
VTo the left
cylinder tube
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POWER STEERING- Pinion and Valve Assembly Construction19-9
WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO
THE LEFT
JVhen the steering wheel is turned to the left, the
torsion bar is, as shown in the illustration, caused to
torque in the direction of turning to the left, with the
result that the input shaft rotates by the correspond-
ing amount to the left, and a rotational difference
between the input shaft and rotary valve develops.
The concave and convex parts of the input shaft androtary valve cause oil passageways L’ and
R to
become constricted, with the result that, for the
fluid sent from the oil pump, the flow of fluid is
stopped from port “a” to port “d” and port
“b”.
IPort dnber
*oil pump
VTo the left
cylinder tube13LOO73
SleeveWhen this happens, the fluid flows from the oil
pump to sleeve “a”,port “a”, port “c” and sleeve
“c” and is sent to the cylinder tube left chamber,
thus causing the generation of a force to move the
rack in the rightward direction, thereby assisting the
steering effort of the steering wheel.
At the same time, the cylinder tube right chamber
fluid flows through sleeve “b”, port “b”, port “d”
and chamber “A”,
and is returned to the oil
reservoir.Oil pump
Oil reservoir
Sleeve
cCylinder tube
left chamberCylinder tube
right chamber
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TRANSAXLE
‘TORQUE CONVERTE R....................................22
TRANSAXLZ MECHANIS M............................ 23
EndClutch<.................................................. 27
Front Clutch’.................................................... 25
KickdownBrake............................................ 28
Low-reverse Brake........................................30
One-way Clutch............................................ 31
CObROL................................ 15I
VISCOUS COUPLING (VCU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

21-10MANUAL TRANSAXLE <4WD> - General Information4WD SYSTEM OPERATION
Conventional 4WD systems (direct-coupled
4WD,or center differential type 4WDl have their own
merits and demerits; they rely on manual operation
(switching between 4WD and 2WD modes, center
differential locking) to cope with their demerits.
With this new 4WD system, the viscous coupling
built in the center differential automatically performssuch operations used to be made manually. The
driver can participate with the merits of 4WD at alltimes.The operation of the differential and the
viscous
coupling under representative conditions
are described in the following section.
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Center
differential
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-.During normal driving
During normal driving (traveling straight on a level road at a
constant speed), the four wheels rotate at nearly the same
speed. Since there is no rotating speed difference among the
four wheels, the viscous coupling does not apply differential
limiting torque and the three differentials distribute drive power
equally to all of the wheels.
During a sharp turn
During a sharp turn, in addition to the rotating speed difference
between the left and right wheels, a small difference in rotati
speeds between the front and rear wheels also occurs.
Such rotational speed difference is absorbed by the differential
action of the three differentials, thereby allowing smooth
driving.The rotational speed difference is also transmitted to the
viscous coupling but the difference is so small that the coupling
makes almost no differential limiting torque application conse-
quently it does not affect the differential action of the center
differential.
When starting out and accelerating
When starting out and accelerating, the center of gravity of the
vehicle shifts towards the rear increasing the rear wheel load
and decreasing the front wheel load. The center
differenti”causes less drive power to be transmitted to the rear whee.
resulting in a lower driving torque. At the same time, however,
the rotational speed difference between the front and rear
wheels increases and the viscous coupling operates to limit the
differential action of the center differential. securing a supply of
drive power to the rear wheels. In this way, performance when
starting out and accelerating is secured.

MANUAL TRANSAXLE <4WD> - General Information21-I 1When driving on rough roads. . .In case either a front or rear wheel starts spinning on a slippery
or muddy road or when the vehicle is stuck in mud and one tire
spins, the drive power will be decreased by differential action.
However, as this also causes a sharp increase of speed
difference of the viscous coupling, a large differential limiting
torque is now applied, with more power transmitted to the tires
that are not spinning so that the vehicle can drive through or
getout of mud.A

MANUAL TRANSAXLE <4WD> - Viscous Coupling .(VClJ)21-13In contrast, the inner plates have no such spacer rings, and
each can slide to some extent over the hub spline shaft
between the outer plates.
The space between the housing and outer and inner plates is
filled with mixture of silicone oil and air.
Plate A
Moving atvelocity V*
OPERATION OF THE VISCOUS COUPLINGPrinciples of operation
The viscous coupling is a kind of fluid clutch that uses viscous
resistance (shear stress) of the fluid to transmit power or limit
differential action.
For this purpose, the viscous coupling uses silicone oil whose
viscosity is less variable with temperature changes.
The principles of operation are described below, using an
enlarged model consisting of two parallel plates with fluid filling
the space between them.
Assume that fluid fills the space between plates A and
B.When plate A moves at velocity V, the fluid that is in contact
with plate A also moves at velocity V. The velocity of the fluid
decreases gradually in area closer to plate B; the area that is in
contact with plate
B is stationary. Thus there occurs a velocity
gradient in the fluid. As the fluid is viscous, the faster moving
fluid molecules develop a force (shear stress) to pull or
separate the more slowly moving molecules if there occurs
velocity gradient.
This force acts as resistance to the plate that is moving at
velocity
V (plate A) and as force to the stationary plate to move
it in the same direction as plate A.
In other words, shear stress works to reduce velocity differ-
ence of the two plates.
1 Torque characteristics
Rotating speed differenceWhen differential action occurs in the center differential, a
rotating speed difference occurs between the inner and outer
plates of the viscous coupling, and the oil between plates is
sheared, developing viscous resistance (differential limiting
torque).This viscous resistance changes with the rotational speed
difference as shown at the left. Namely, the differential limiting
torque increases with rotating speed difference.

21-14MANUAL TRANSAXLE t4WD> - Viscous Coupling (VCU)
Rotating speed difference
Transmitted
torque
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Hump mode2210llrHump phenomenon specific to viscous couplings
Hump is a phenomenon specific to viscous couplings
althob,, Iit does not occur under normal operating conditions.
This phenomenon occurs when the silicone oil temperature has
risen due to sustained differential action. Normally silicone oil
fills the space between the inner and outer plates, preventing
their direct coupling. When silicone oil expands at a high
temperature to such a degree as to develop abnormally high
pressure between the plates (normal thermal expansion is
absorbed by compression of air mixed in silicone oil), silicone oilescapes from between the plates. As a result, the plates
couple directly, causing abrupt torque transmission. When the
viscous coupling is directly coupled in this way, a rotating
speed difference does not exist, and then silicone oil tempera-
ture drops and normal function is restored.
Hump mode2210115

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21-16AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE - General InformationAUTOMATIC
TRANSAXLE
GENERAL INFQRMATIONRzlBBACF4A22 automatic transaxles with different shift pattern are introduced to match engine output characteristics.
These F4A22 automatic transaxles are transaxles of KM1 70 Type II series and each is a two-mode
electronically controlled automatic transaxle with shift patterns of two modes.
SPECIFICATIONS
Items
Transaxle modelTorque convertor
Me
Stall torque ratio
TransaxleType
Gear ratio
1 St
2nd
3rd4th
ReversePrimary reduction ratio
Differential gear ratio
Friction elements
Number of front clutch discs
Number of rear clutch discs
Number of end clutch discs
Number of low/reverse brake discs
Number of
kickdown brake bandControl system
Manual control system
Shift pattern type
Solenoid yalve operationShift control
(2)
Pressure control
Damper clutch controlDiagnosis
Indication method
Number of diagnosis items
Speedometer gear ratio
ATFOil quantityliter
(qts.)
Specifications-4A22-2-MPAl3element, 1 -stage,
2-phase with damper clutch
2.17l-speed forward, l-speed reverse
2.846
1.581
1
.ooo
3.685
2.176
1.125
3.611V&N-D-2-L (lever type) with overdrive switch
Two-mode electronic-hydraulic control type
ON-OFF controlDuty control
Duty control
Indication with
LEDs
24
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MOPAR ATF PLUS (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIOI
FLUID TYPE 7176VAutomatic Transmission Fluid“DEXRON” or “DEXRON II”
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(6.4)J

AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE - General Information21-17
FECTIONAL VIEW
TorqueLow-reverse
converter
brake
IConverter housingIPulse/Planetan/t.mw.+ 4, .+rb-xaeneratormm-r .-Pa+*i, pump rlulll LI”LbII“A”$JGcll JCL
IIKlckdownIRear clutch/ /Transferifilnr mar
I‘Rear cover. Input shaft.Transfer
drive gear
’ End clutchTransfer
driven gear
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81:-I IIIBII \IKx!J\
II II
f\Transfer shaftK
Transaxle case\
\Pulse generator “B”

AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE - Torque Converter
TORQUE CONVERTER
Lock
ring
I
Damper
F
clutch-
B-.Turbine
.AA
/:ront cover
h,Impeller
AStartorWhen damper clutch is
I\When damper
aInput shaftactivated
clutch isactivated
175202The torque-converter is composed of the impeller
(rear cover), turbine,
stator, damper clutch, one-way
clutch, front cover, etc.Furthermore. the torque-converter cannot be dis-
assembled because the outer circumference of the
shell
(front cover and rear cover) is sealed by
welding.
Because the torque-converter is coupled to the
engine’s crankshaft (via the drive plate). the shell
(front cover and impeller) always turns in the same
way when the engine is running.
As a result, the oil pump is also caused to rotate (by
the hub welded to the center part of the rear of the
shell) at the same speed as the engine.
The boss at the front part of the shell is inserted in
the hole at the rear part of the crankshaft. thus
providing support of the torque-converter.
A facing like that attached to the transaxle’s clutch
disc is attached to the damper clutch, and the
damper clutch and the turbine are connected by the
tabs (of the lock ring on the outer circumference of
the turbine shell) that fit into the groove on the outer
circumference of the damper clutch.
The torque-converter actuation hydraulic pressure,at the damper clutch activation area, passes be-
tween the torque-converter’s hub and the reaction
shaft, and enters the torque-converter.
When this happens, the hydraulic pressure acts
upon the A part (between the damper clutch and the
turbine), with the result that the damper clutch is
pressed against the front cover, and the damper
clutch, with a slight slip (as described later) becom-
es connected.
In this manner, the amount of slippage of the
torque-convener is reduced, without a damper
spring, to far below at even the low-speed level,
thus making a practical improvement of fuel con-
sumption.
At the damper clutch non-activation area, because
the torque-converter actuation hydraulic pressure
passes through the input shaft oil passage
-1enters the torque-converter from the
B part &-tween the damper clutch and the front cover). the
damper clutch moves away from the front
cover,thus releasing the damper clutch.
In this condition, operation is as an ordinary torque-
converter.