[TR] TR3A Intermittent overdrive

amcewen2 at cogeco.ca amcewen2 at cogeco.ca
Mon Jul 30 14:52:02 MDT 2007


>> I was going to try adjusting the arm the solenoid acts on it
> slightly up or
> down but as its such a pain to do I was
> hoping for something that would increase my odds from 50/50
> on weather I
> should adjust up or down?   Any votes?

>Have you checked how far the solenoid drops when not engaged ?

>If it drops too far, it could cause the symptom you describe.

Not as such, no.  I've checked that it moves smoothly every time, moving too
far wasn't on my radar.

>Some brackets had an adjustment for drop, but others just >have a rubber
block that can rot and fall out.

There's a stop in the new one that was certainly in better shape then the old
one.


>It's better, IMO, to measure the movement of
>the operating valve ball directly with a dial indicator.

But that would mean pulling the cover again, sigh....

Thanks.  I'll read the pdf, if nothing else it will give me an idea of what
I'm doing ;)


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