These things are pretty near bullet proof from my experience, I routinely
switch under full load, it is in print in one of my owners/drivers manuals
that this is perfectly acceptable practice. if you want smooooth with your
mother or granny in the car (sedans have it too you know) then ease the
power a bit and give the clutch a couple of inches to take the weight off.
Graham.
2.5 PI MKII
Sprinted Dolomite
2000 MKI
Toledo
1300 Front Wheel Drive
http://www.triumph-iw.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "jmwagner" <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
To: "Triumph Newsgroup" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 6:50 AM
Subject: TR with OVERDRIVE - Do's and Don'ts
>
> I have owned and driven TR's since I was 15 in 1977. Most of the
> driving was done in TR 4A's or a TR 7, though I owned some others for
> short periods... Along with a myriad of other makes and models of cars
> and motorcycles....
>
> In that time... I've never had a car with an overdrive like the one
> found in the early TR's... and now I have one in my TR 4A....all fresh
> and rebuilt...
>
> Subsequently... I'd like to hear from the group... the DO's and DON'T's
> for shifting and maintaining this type of transmission. I would rather
> learn from those who have been there, rather than learn by trial and
> error...potentially damaging my new transmission.
>
> I think it would be a good thread for others too, who may be considering
> an upgrade to an O.D. trans also... Or are purchasing a TR with one,
> etc. etc. Or maybe a few old dogs, who have had an O.D. since they
> bought their TR new from the dealer... might learn a new trick! Who
> knows!
>
> --Justin
>
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