The operating rod that lifts the actuating check ball has a very
small bleed hole about 1/3 down the rod if this hole is plugged it
will be slow at disengaging.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Sep 18, 2007, at 7:52 AM, <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
> The overdrive is failing to disengage SOMETIMES when I turn it off,
> although when stuck it will disengage itself after some delay
> (minutes, hours, or days) after I switch off the engine.
> Overdrive engagement is normal and immediate whenever I turn on the
> dash switch in 3rd or 4th gear. The complete history of this
> intermittent problem is too long to relate here, but when it occurs
> the car cannot be pushed backwards in neutral, and it will
> eventually clear itself. With the Lempert diff and stuck in
> overdrive, the car becomes very sluggish to move away from a stop
> in first gear.
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