Hello all,
It's been a while since I've been on this list, probably going on 2 1/2 years.
I hope all are well.
Is Barney Gaylord out there?
I hope someone can help me with this LH overdrive question. Yesterday I set
out to drain my tranny and OD to correct a sluggish shifting condition I had at
the end of last season. Since I hadn't performed any maintenance on my trans
in a dogs age, I thought that a cleaning of my OD sump screen was all I needed
to do. Well I pulled the OD sump and found a 1 inch piece of friction material
in the sump. According to my shop manuals, it looks to be a piece of the
friction material which came away from the sliding clutch within the OD. It
has a curved shape and a hole where it was riveted to the sliding clutch.
Ok my first thought was to disassemble the OD and find someone to reline the
clutch. My second thought was damn, I have to pull the engine and trans to get
to the OD!!!! Oh #%^&*@.
So what if I don't do anything and continue to drive the car, can I do any
additional damage? Can anyone suggest where I might get a relined OD clutch.
What about rebuilding the OD? How difficult to do and are special tools
required? Or is it best to pay the money and get a rebuilt unit. There is a
place nearby in Connecticut, Quantum Mechanics which specializes in English
transmission and OD repair.
Any and all advice will be appreciated!
John Di Fede
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
difejo@optonline.net
73 MGB
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