Another thing that can cause most, and possibly all, of these symptoms is
failure of the O-rings that seal the accumulator housing to the OD bore. If
these fail the OD won't produce enough pressure to engage reliably.
Bill Lawrence
On 4/21/05 6:47 AM, "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com> wrote:
> First thing that comes to mind is blockage of the little orifice or hole
> that the oil pumps through to pressurize and activate the system, As I
> recall there is a litle ball bearing that acts as the stop for this hole, be
> careful not to lose it. I think this can be checked fairly easily if you
> have the tranny cover pulled. If it has been stting a while maybe the
> activity stirred up gunk or debris in the gearbox/OD and caused blockage.
>
> Also adjustment of the solenoid lever movement could be done at this time, I
> don't think that would cause the problem (because it was working and and
> fairly abrubtly stopped) but it is listed as one of the maintenence chores
> on the thing, so might at well check.
>
> I remember when I first got my Hundred staying up until the wee hours of tht
> night with the car up on blocks monkeying with the OD, and the thrill of
> getting it go work, hope your friend is having similar fun.
>
> Last thought, if you changed the oil in the Gearbox/OD--I had a problem
> after I had my gearbox rebuilt with the OD engaging, my local mechanic, who
> has worked on British stuff since the late 50s (lucky me!) suggested raising
> the nose of the car when filling the box to make sure adequate oil flows
> into the OD, I drained and refilled the thing and low and behold it worked.
>
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Greg Lemon
> 54 BN1
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