Chris is right.
But ?a Healey locked in overdrive is impossible to push backwards? should read
as ? a Healey locked in overdrive is very expensive to push backwards?.
Actually, that raises a question?.have you had it in overdrive recently ie when
it wouldn?t disengage? If you have and did not have a hugely expensive noise as
your OD turned itself into shrapnel, then ? just maybe ? it isn?t stuck in OD???
Simon
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Chris
Dimmock
Sent: 26 April 2018 13:42
To: healeymanjim <healeymanjim at hansencc.net>
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] o/d relay
stuck in overdrive?.
If so - jack the car up & support
it correctly. Ie so you don't kill yourself.
Get your knockoff hammer, and get underneath.
Hit the steel sandwich plate in the centre area of the alloy overdrive body a
few times with your knockoff hammer. Sharp raps rather than belting - you
can't get a big swing anyway, and you don't need one.
Now take it down off the ramps/ jacks/ stands, and go for a drive & see if you
can select overdrive now (or more correctly, unselect overdrive)
The overdrive springs sometimes get stuck - its the springs that release it.
The solenoid selects under hydrolic pressure -springs release.
a Healey locked in overdrive is impossible to push backwards
my overdrive is always engaged. i checked the dash switch and it is good. i
am assuming the relay is the problem. have
cleaned it up and sanded the points but no joy. anything else it might be?
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