is disposed closest to the second wall 104 the planetary gear set 22 is disposed adjacent the planetary gear set 20 and the planetary gear set 26 is disposed between the planetary gear sets 22 and 24 the torque transmitting mechanisms are intentionally located within specific zones in order to provide advantages in overall transmission size packaging efficiency and reduced manufacturing complexity in the particular example shown in fig1 a the first clutch 66 and the second clutch 68 are disposed within zone a the third clutch 70 is disposed within zone c the first and second brakes 70 and 74 are disposed within zone f however the present invention contemplates other embodiments where the torque transmitting mechanisms 66 68 70 72 and 74 are disposed in the other zones the feasible locations of the torque transmitting mechanisms 66 68 70 72 and 74 within the zones are illustrated in the chart shown in fig1 b the chart of fig1 b lists clutches and brakes in the left most column and the available zones to locate the clutch brake in the top row an u201c x u201d in the chart indicates that the present invention contemplates locating the clutch or brake in the zone listed in the top row for example first brake 72 may be located in zones a c e or f and second brake 74 may be located in zones a d e or f referring now to fig2 a front.