I had been having trouble getting my transmission mated to the overdrive,
and received much valuable advice from list members, for which I am most
grateful. Thanks all of you.
So, now they are together, and it turned out that getting the two splined
parts within the overdrive aligned (to receive the mainshaft from the
tranny) was easy. You read that right, easy!
Mike Kitchener provided the vital tip (as did others, but for some reason
his registered in my brain). With the overdrive standing on its back end, I
lifted the two bridge pieces with a long screwdriver. (They stay up on their
own). Then I rotated the entire overdrive while observing the two splined
sections with a flashlight. They moved relative to each other, and so when
they were lined up just right, I tapped down on the bridge pieces which
locked them in place. I then did a trial fit of the transmission (mainshaft
pointing down into the o/d), without the 8 springs. It slid right in, so
back out it came, the 8 springs were set in place, and all went together as
smoothly as can be.
It could be that I was lucky - but I prefer to think that this success was a
result of all the great input from all of you.
Thanks again,
Jim Wallace
(Next step, transmission onto engine....this is feeling good)
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