At 07:40 AM 8/17/98, Bowen, Patrick A wrote:
>By declutching I assume you mean pushing in on the clutch with your foot.
>But doesn't the O/D have its own internal clutch that does this for you?
In a manner of speaking it does (and thank-you James Carpenter for
explaining how it works, now I understand why it slips if the tranny oil is
low or "too slippery"). It's just that unless you push in the clutch, it
shifts with a jerk!
No smart-ass comments about the Driver, please! :-/
So my original question remains: would this cone-clutch (and the tranny
internals) last longer if the clutch was used when engaging the overdrive?
Atwell Haines (the inquiring mind)
'79 Spitfire (usually driven with a jerk?)
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