Hi Just to folow up the problems I had a month or so ago, I have got the box
out the car, and am building up the overdrive box using the best of the
parts from the two.
Symptoms were 1st 2nd and 3rd produced a nasty granching sound on
deceleration, and when accelerating a nasty whine on 2nd, then 3rd least
1st. Whell as soon as I drained the oil a saw the cause. A chewed up
layshaft thrust washer, and lots of chewed up needel bearings. From the
looks of it the layshaft had a lot of friction, it was badly warn, and there
was a colouration like it had got very hot.
3rd had 5 broken teath. But the main shaft, bearings and inputshaft are
perfect.
I have now rebuilt my overdrive, and the transmition, all I have to do know
is to put the gaskets on, and seal the beast up!
All I can say is overhauling an overdrive box is easy, much easer than doing
a good respray, but it is harder than an engin except for the weight. I did
find a problem with my clutch, when I had replaced it, I didn't put pin in
the throwout leaver properly and it appers to have warn the diaphram spring
on the lower side, strange I have a spare.
Thanks to other peoples advice earleyer,
I'll now let you know how I get on.
James
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