Vance,
Thanks for your reply. I don't think it's the interlock because if the
engine is off there is no binding when shifting into second. If it was the
gear interlock I would think it would bind with the engine running and
stopped.
I've only put about 20 miles on the transmission. I did drive the car
another 10 miles or so last night and it does feel like second is loosening
up so I think I'll find some deserted back roads (not hard to find out here)
and perform some 1st-2nd-3rd shifts for a few miles and see what happens.
On the subject of speedometer calibration, I think my speedometer is off (it
seems slow). I had not expected that. I will use my GPS on the car and
check the speedometer over the weekend. Does anyone know if there were
different speedometers for overdrive and non-overdrive cars? John Esposito
supplied the speedometer gear and right angle drive for the overdrive unit
(the Volvo speedometer gear is totally different and must be changed) and I
was expecting to keep the calibration.
Terry Geiger
Florence, Alabama USA
http://www.shoalsbritishcars.org/
'74 Triumph TR6 (for sunny days)
'59 Triumph TR3A (basket case)
'90 Chevy S10 (parts fetcher)
'84 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbo Diesel (for the wife to drive)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
To: "Terry Geiger" <tgeiger@ShoalsBritishCars.org>; <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:26 PM
Subject: RE: Stiff shifting after transmission rebuild
> Terry:
>
> Rebuilt my transmission and added a J-Type OD as well. Very
> sweet. How did you re-calibrate your speedo?
>
> As far as the hard shifting goes, I can suggest something to
> try. There is a series of ball bearings and pins in the gearbox top
> cover that are intended to prevent more than one gear from ever being
> engaged. These parts are accessible through the hole that the backup
> light switch mounts in. Try squirting some 90 weight oil in there to get
> everything lubricated. If you have the seat belt interlock switch,
> remove it and squirt some 90 wt in there as well. Be careful that a ball
> bearing doesn't fall out and get lost.
> This parts should slide past each other easily, and when
> rebuilding it is easy to forget to grease them, so they have a tendency
> to hang up while shifting. Getting some grease in there would be even
> better, but I couldn't think of a way to get a grease fitting in
> there....
>
> Cheers,
>
> Vance
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