TRANSMISSION HAVING CLUTCH BRAKE

A transmission is disclosed having a clutch brake for holding the transmission main shaft from rotation when the transmission main clutch is disengaged. The clutch brake includes a friction disc rotatable about the axis of te main shaft and interleaved between a pair of friction discs connected to the housing. A tab extending from the rotatable friction disc may engage the main shaft so that the shaft may not rotate when the rotatable friction disc is braked, but the tab does permit a certain amount of angular pivotal movement between the shaft and the rotatable friction disc. A torsional coiled wire spring resiliently connects the rotatable friction disc with the main shaft and biases the shaft toward a centered position relative to the disc tab so that the shaft may pivot slightly in either direction while brake from rotation to permit the various geared and splined components of the transmission to be shifted into engagement with their mating components regardless of the angular position at which the clutch brake stops the main shaft.