Are you sure it isn't just low on oil? Does topping up the transmission oil
(which is shared by the OD) make a difference?
When a J-type gets low on oil it becomes slow to engage.
-Erik
At 03:10 PM 8/25/2001 -0700, Michael Grey wrote:
>My J-type overdrive (73 TR6, factory installed), doesn't like to engage. It
>WILL eventually engage but it takes its bloody time about it, (10-30
>seconds average). My theory is, since the J-type is pressure activated, it
>appears to be taking its time to come up to pressure and that I should
>possibly look at the seal on the 'valve ball' of the 'non-return valve'.
>The shop manual talks about "reseating the ball on the seat by tapping
>gently with a copper drift". Has anybody heard of maybe regrinding the
>valve assembly with a little valve-grinding compound to ensure a proper
>seal? I'm hoping its not the pump that is defective cuz that looks like a
>big rebuild job.
>
>Any thoughts?
--
Erik Quackenbush, V.P. Operations, Midwest Filter Corporation
1-847-680-0566 fax: 1-847-680-0832 http://www.midwestfilter.com
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