member 52 and the ring gear member 54 the sun gear member 52 is connected for common rotation with the fifth shaft or intermediate member 50 and with a sixth shaft or intermediate member 51 it should be appreciated that the fifth intermediate member 50 is connected for common rotation with the sixth intermediate member 51 and that the intermediate members 50 and 51 may form one single shaft or multiple shafts through one or more members of the planetary gear sets as seen throughout the several views the ring gear member 54 is connected for common rotation with a seventh shaft or intermediate member 60 the planet carrier member 56 is connected for common rotation with an eighth shaft or intermediate member 62 it should be appreciated that the eighth intermediate member 62 is connected for common rotation with the output member 14 and that the eighth intermediate members 62 and the output member 14 may form one single shaft or multiple shafts through one or more members of the planetary gear sets as seen throughout the several views the planetary gear set 22 includes a sun gear member 72 a ring gear member 74 and a planet carrier member 76 that rotatably supports a set of planet or pinion gears.