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1. [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:10:05 -0500; I drained the oil from my tranny and found a couple of disturbing pieces in the oil. They are from the overdrive. With Larry's rebuild instructions in hand, I ordered the parts that looked likely. Ea; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00160.html (8,775 bytes)
2. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: "Gary & Gretchen" <garygret@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:33:17 -0500; I've cleaned up and rebuilt overdrives several times now but haven't come across that bushing disintegration. My Vicky Brit catalog doesn't number it either. John Esposito at Quantumechanics rebuilt; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00161.html (10,329 bytes)
3. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: "Chuck Arnold" <triosan@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:28:04 -0700; Good luck. If you are still on I have a quick question. Got my TR250 [TR5] to run this week [big achievement]. Took it out to test drive and the engine is not talking to the tranny. Clutch must be st; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00164.html (10,974 bytes)
4. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>; Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:51:49 -0500; Repost with extra stuff at the end removed (first one bounced at team.net) - Tony _______________________________________________ Fot mailing list Fot@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/lis; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00165.html (9,139 bytes)
5. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: malaboge@aol.com; Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:39:36 -0400; The hip bones connected to ...no wait this is tranny talk. However, its all the same. Usually due to "vigorous " shifting or just old age, the "top hat" bushing in the trans on the mainshaft breaks; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00166.html (10,566 bytes)
6. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>; Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:31:10 -0700; Good advice. Never Be beaten by Equipment Kas Kastner -- Original Message -- From: malaboge@aol.com To: tony@tonydrews.com ; fot@autox.team.net Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [F; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00167.html (11,196 bytes)
7. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>; Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:23:35 -0500; I thought you might be interested in my continuing OD saga. Thanks to all for the excellent advice! I took the OD mostly apart and documented my findings on the overdrive page I created: http://www.t; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00168.html (8,975 bytes)
8. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: "Richard Taylor" <tarch@bellsouth.net>; Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:23:54 -0500; I personally know a dummy who once installed his TR-4 clutch plate in backwards. It would not disengage until he took the %%&&** tranny back out and turned it around. It worked quite nicely after tha; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00169.html (7,757 bytes)
9. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:53:18 -0500; We were out racing at Hallett this weekend, so this is the first chance I've had to check emails. I've only been into about half a dozen overdrives, and I have never seen a problem with that top hat; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00014.html (10,510 bytes)
10. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: Fubog1@aol.com; Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:09:09 EDT; The washer under the sun gear is almost always broken. It is interesting that the original overdrive manual says to have a sun gear float of 0.014 to 0.020, while later manuals say to use 0.008 to 0.; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00015.html (6,751 bytes)
11. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:43:52 -0500; While we're talking about overdrives, I'd like to hear what mods some of you have done for racing with an overdrive. The main factors I've seen are: 1. Use an overdrive with the large accumulator 2.; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00018.html (7,636 bytes)
12. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:06:01 -0400; Best mod EVER to an overdrive: Sell it for silly money to the street car crowd, use the cash for a set of close ratio gears and a set of tires. _______________________________________________ Fot mai; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00019.html (8,438 bytes)
13. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: BillDentin@aol.com; Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:40:32 EDT; More or less Mike Belfer's take as well. Not that they don't work...they work great. But they are complicated and usually one of the first things to break. I believe that to be a majority opinion. Bu; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00020.html (8,071 bytes)
14. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:04:21 -0400; One thing Bill neglected to mention about our good friend Don Brick, he was FAST in that very mildly prepped TR4... I hope I am still racing at Don's age, let alone being FAST! Last I talked to him; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00022.html (7,996 bytes)
15. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:17:02 -0500; I had the opposite experience from most, because the overdrive actually saved me once. The clutch throwout bearing went out on my TR3 and I couldn't shift. I managed to get it into 3rd gear and ran t; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00024.html (8,623 bytes)
16. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:16:57 -0400 (EDT); Ya, really. Your car saves at least 30 pounds in the deal. regards, rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT IS&T unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-9535 | Ce; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00025.html (7,828 bytes)
17. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: Fubog1@aol.com; Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:41:14 EDT; Best mod EVER to an overdrive: Sell it for silly money to the street car crowd, use the cash for a set of close ratio gears and a set of tires. Great response Henry! Larry I vote #1 & #3 for sure. Gl; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00026.html (8,532 bytes)
18. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: BillDentin@aol.com; Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:34:47 EDT; Don... Via copy above, I have sent your comments to the FOT List for their info. I was surprised to learn you used Mobil 1 gear lube, as per Mike Belfer I always thought Kendall Three Star was the st; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00029.html (9,202 bytes)
19. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>; Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:32:13 -0400; I used to use Redline MTL in the OD gearbox in the TR-4 that Tony Drews now owns. It worked very well. When I was autocrossing that car (with large very sticky slicks), my primary gears were often 2n; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00030.html (8,626 bytes)
20. Re: [Fot] Overdrive issue (score: 1): Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>; Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:42:35 -0400; Of course, that should be "using the clutch" - sorry. R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net _______________________________________________ Fot mailing list Fot@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/li; /html/fot/2007-04/msg00031.html (7,927 bytes)

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