[TR] OD Transmission and Reverse Gear

[glemon at neb.rr.com]

First and foremost, don't try to reverse it, trying to go in reverse with the O/D engaged can blow up (ok no blow up, but destroy) the overdrive internals.  As a further not of encouragement, mine, bought as "rebuilt" stuck in O/D when hot, it would release when it cooled off, no hammer needed, it went away after a few months of occasional driving.

Greg Lemon


---- terryrs at comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> Have a newly rebuilt Overdrive Type A by John Esposito, so trust it's totally sound.  
> 
> When I flip the OD switch, engine off, key on, and tranny in second, I hear an OD click at both "on" and "off."  So it seems the solenoid is actuating and de-actuating.
> 
> Yet driving to work, it went into OD, but switching off would not release OD.  Then, in reverse, the car won't go backwards but binds.  
> 
> I assumed that John would have adjusted the solenoid, but is that the likely culprit?  Even shutting the power off doesn't release the power.
> 
> I've disassembled the OD switch and refreshed it so the contacts work properly, but perhaps this is the problem, but again, I hear the OD click at on and off.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A  TS 58667
> New Hampshire where it was 53 degrees today, but a Nor'Easter heading our way Sunday.  Yeesh!  Only in New England!
> 
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