[Healeys] Overdrive Munched?

[Chris Dimmock]

If you can't get it to go in and out of overdrive, (ie drive on the  
open road and select overdrive, but it doesn't go in and out) then it  
may already be stuck in overdrive.
If so - jack the car up & support
it correctly.

Get your knockoff hammer, and get underneath.

Hit the steel plate in the centre area of the alloy overdrive body a few
times with your knockoff  hammer. Sharp raps rather than belting - you  
can't
get a big swing anyway, and you don't need one.

Now take it down, and go for a drive & see if you can select overdrive  
now.  Once
its out of overdrive.

The overdrive springs sometimes get stuck - its the springs that  
release it.
Try it Bill. Maybe it isn't mashed. At least try to release overdrive  
clutch before you pull it.

Good luck

Best

Chris
www.myaustinhealey.com

Sent from my iPhone

On 19/09/2010, at 12:43 PM, Greg Mandas <gmandas at yahoo.com> wrote:

> How does one know if the OD is stuck and is there a way to get it  
> unstick?
>
> Greg
> 65BJ8
>
> Sent from my iPhone so please excuse typos and brevity.
>
>
> On Sep 18, 2010, at 8:27 PM, wilkmanracing at aol.com wrote:
>
> I wasn't able to operate it by the switch on the dash, so I think it  
> may have
> been stuck in overdrive.