> So either stuffed with bits of old bearings (what provoked the
> transmission rebuild),
I do hope you're kidding, Mark. The OD shares oil with the transmission and
has a pressurized oiling system ... it can't help sharing any FOD with the
transmission. If your old OD wasn't at least disassembled and cleaned when
the transmission was rebuilt, you've now got a transmission full of FOD
again ... which has to be cleaned if you install a rebuilt OD.
> It seems likely that the sliding member is original so
> probably well worn.
They actually last an amazingly long time.
> When ordering an exchange unit, can one get the new and then
> return the old, or are you stuck putting the car on stilts and
> waiting?
I'd suggest you ask ORS that question. Be sure to ask about shipping costs
as well, they can be considerable. There's at least some chance you might
be better off forfeiting your core charge to them, and selling your old OD
here in the US ... they seem to be worth a good deal more here due to
scarcity.
> The car is still on bricks waiting for family to drag my
> newly powder-coated and straightened rims back from Boston, so
> now is either the time to do it, or push off to later. Just
> completely fed up driving highway without the overdrive.
Another possibility perhaps : buy a non-OD transmission to install and enjoy
while your OD one is being rebuilt. Non-OD TR6 transmissions are common and
cheap, you can probably pick one up for $100 and resell it for the same
price.
Randall
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