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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Yes on what Chuck said. That is the common failure of the earlier non-syncro first gear transmissions. Especially for racing, the later case is a must have. But you would still have the o.d. issues. </span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Dave H.</span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">p.s. if you have leaks, as a last resort, try to catch them with absorbent material and not drip freely to the pavement and race track. </span>
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On 07/31/2023 4:34 AM PDT Erik Jacobsen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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After the post-race work on the TR3, I found that the A type O/D gearbox has a rather significant crack in the case near the bell housing. It's been welded before, so additional welding is not looking promising. Like most A type units, it leaks like a sieve and this one seems to only intermittently engage. Therefore, I'm considering going to a 5-speed set up. Any experience with either the HVDA (Toyota based) or the Vitesse (Miata based) units? I'm a fan of originality, but I'm also tired of fighting the fun of O/D units and the fact that getting one properly rebuilt in the US seems to be very difficult.
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Thanks!
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Jake Jacobsen
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