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Re: Overdrive

To: Howard Baugues <bauguesh@abcs.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Overdrive
From: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 23:39:49 -0400
In message <3B64CD43.8171A659@abcs.com>you write:
>OK, I could use some advise and instruction from the list. Today I
>purchased a used overdrive from a 77 Spit and want to install it in my
>76 that has never had OD.

   You can remove the gearbox from the inside, it will be much easier if
   you take out the seats and the help of a second pair of arms.  The
   overdrive (OD) unit will need a different mounting plate, mount and a 
   shorter OD drive shaft.  Once you have the parts, it is just a bolt
   on excerise.

   As to the type of oil, there has been lots of dicussions about it.
   The thing to watch for is to make sure the oil you use does not
   corrode the brass gears in the gearbox.  But most people seems to
   agreed that Redline GL5 synthetic with friction modifiers will
   work well in our gearbox.

Dave                                                  |\ |     | |      
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Dept. of Elec. & Comp. Eng.                           |/ |     | |      
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