Message text written by David Massey
>The question is: why did the bearings go bad? Was it a chemical
>incompatibility? If so then >eince the transmission and overdrive share the
>same lubricating oil there may be more of the >same in the O/D. In inspection
>is warranted.
I doubt it was galvainc corrosion due to dissimilar metals, rather I think the
ball bearings
went bad due to "3rd body wear" (metal particles). I do not know for sure.
This
car was autocrossed heavily after it was ground-up restored 18 years ago. He
used
the OD hard (abused?). I think this damage occurred from that heavy use. The
OD works great
as is, but I will be dismantling it further. It might be hard as I could not
get the tail housing
off the OD even with considerable persuasion. I may have my brit car mechanic
(who can
solve any problem) have a whack (literally) at it.
>You will be inspecting the pistons as you replace the O-rings but you will
>also need to inspect >the accumulator, the one way clutch the rear bearing and
>the planetary gear set. And don't >forget the sliding clutch bearing as well.<
Good points. I will inspect these things closely.
-Tony
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