Clarence,I'm not an engineer,and that info is not in my FCOM,so..but I am 99% sure..
And it doesn't matter to me how the connection is made,I won't start to dismantle the thing.Only thing I want is that the thrust will change when I move the thrust levers.
VVG: i got beat by FT on that . And yes,I've been,a total of around 200 days flight time.