I never use the clutch on O/D engage, even on acceleration. On
disengage, I give a little
clutch (an inch or so) and a little blip on the throttle--it is a
downshift--which makes the
operation a little smoother.
I have about 160K miles on the original O/D (no rebuild).
bs
RThrift wrote:
> Thanks for the link, Steve! It answers some questions I had: it
> states the OD "should be operated without using the clutch pedal and
> at any throttle opening." I wasn't sure about either of these points,
> and had skimmed the owners manual & workshop manuals without finding
> any such statements, so it's good to see the official answers.
> However, engaging OD while accelerating feels like I'm mistreating it,
> despite the LdN manual saying "at any throttle position." So, should
> I baby it? Can someone confirm the best way to use OD, and what kind
> of usage is detrimental?
> thanks
> Richard
> At 06:16 AM 9/23/2007 -0700, BJ8Healeys wrote:
>
> Someone was looking for a Laycock de Normanville overdrive manual
> recently.
> I found one here:
> http://www.tr4a.com/tech_data/laycock/overdrive.htm
> Enjoy!
> Steve Byers
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