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IN A TRANSMISSION, FORWARD AND REAR VERTICALLY DISPOSED WALLS HAVING A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF ALIGNED OPENINGS IN THE SAID WALLS, A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE SHAFTS EXTENDING THROUGH THE SAID PAIRS OF OPENINGS IN PARALLEL RELATION TO EACH OTHER, THE SAID SHAFTS BEING JOURNALED DIRECTLY ON THE SAID WALLS BY MEANS OF ANTI-FRICTION BEARINGS, CERTAIN OF SAID SHAFTS HAVING PORTIONS THEREOF EXTENDING BEYOND THE SAID WALLS, A PLURALITY OF CLUTCH SUPPORTS NONROTATABLY SECURED TO THE OUTER SURFACES OF THE SAID WALLS AND HAVING ANNULAR PORTIONS SURROUNDING THE SAID EXTENDING PORTIONS OF THE ROTATABLE SHAFTS IN COAXIAL RELATION THEREWITH, A PLURALITY OF GEARS ROTATABLY MOUNTED RESPECTIVELY ON THE SAID SUPPORTS, A PLURALITY OF MULTIPLE DISC CLUTCHES ARRANGED TO SELECTIVELY CONNECT THE SAID ROTATABLE GEARS RESPECTIVELY TO THEIR COAXIAL SHAFTS, EACH CLUTCH INCLUDING A DRUM MEMBER CONNECTED TO THE SAID GEAR AND CARRYING A PLURALITY OF DISCS AND ADDITIONAL DISCS INTERLEAVED WITH THE SAID FIRST DISCS AND CONNECTED TO THE SAID SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH AND MEANS FOR COMPRESSING THE DISC ASSEMBLY OF EACH CLUTCH FOR PROVIDING CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT AND ADDITIONAL GEARS CARRIED BY CERTAIN OF THE SAID ROTATABLE SHAFTS IN MESH WITH CERTAIN OF THE AFORESAID GEARS AND ARRANGED TO FORM IN COOPERATION THEREWITH A COMPLETE GEAR TRAIN UPON THE ENGAGEMENT OF SELECTED ONES OF THE SAID MULTIPLE DISC CLUTCHES.