[Healeys] removing/installing overdrive bj8

[bighealey at charter.net]

<grin>

Have a beer Dave.  You deserve it mate.  Beware that if you stand the transmission up once out of the car to fit the OD you risk liberating any particles (rocks, metal etc) that were stuck to the bottom in the muck and are now free to get into the annulus of your sparkling freshly rebuilt OD unit.  IF that happens one can get lodged into the planetary gears / annulus causing a rather exciting OD lock up at speed.  I can attest to this from first hand experience.
 
In my case I was traveling uphill which is probably why the tail stayed behind me rather than causing a spin out.

Moral of the story is CLEAN out the muck from both OD and tranny when repairing either.

<another grin>

Tracy   http://healey.org

---- David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net> wrote: 
> Trying to re install the overdrive with the transmission still in  
> place is major pain in the ass.
> 
> DO NOT TRY IT. You will regret it.
> 
> It will not save you any time at all over removing the transmission  
> and doing the repairs on the bench.
> 
> If you are after a trick of the trade remove the transmission to  
> repair the overdrive. And save the headache.
> 
> 
> David Nock
> British Car Specialists
> Stockton Ca 95205
> 209-948-8767
> 
> www.britishcarspecialists.com
> .
> .
> 
> On Oct 1, 2007, at 7:37 PM, George Haywood wrote:
> 
> > Thanks to all for your overdrive responses.  I have gotten a couple of
> > suggestions to remove and replace the overdrive unit alone with the  
> > gear box
> > remaining in the car.  What would be good methods to accomplish  
> > that from
> > those of you that have done it.  Especially the fitment of the  
> > overdrive to
> > the gear box while the gear box is in place on the car.  Tricks of  
> > the trade
> > so to speak.  I know the set up and alignment can be tough.  I  
> > don't have
> > any special tools or spare main shafts to use.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > George '65 bj8
> >
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