Tim,
Thasnks for the insight on the gearbox. After I've done the
water pump on the jag I'm going to pop the hump and upper gearbox
plate and take a look see. The car is driveable - I must till
friday - but I do notice the od is always on in 3-4. Is there a
quick way to disconnect the solenoid on the O/D as a check? It
may help me diagnose.
Thanks Again,
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Holbrook" <tjh173@yahoo.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 04:44
Subject: Re: Gearbox Woes!
> If the OD had stuck on in the past and was engaged all the
time, and
> you engaged reverse with the OD on, you've got problems. I've
heard
> that this will crack the casing of the gearbox or OD unit, or
both. If
> this is what happened, I'm surprised your gearbox is working at
all. I
> got a remanufactured OD unit from TRF a few years back, and
after a few
> hours of driving, I noticed overdrive didn't seem to disengage
when I
> flicked the switch. I was sure not to engage reverse gear
until I
> checked the problem out thoroughly. Turned out the solenoid
got stuck
> and therefore wouldn't allow the overdrive unit to disengage.
>
> Unfortunately, it's time to pull the gearbox out and take a
closer
> look. I'd say the box and OD unit will at the very least
require a
> rebuild, but if you cracked the casing you're going to need to
locate
> another one. Not hard to find a casing for the gbox (just pick
up a
> used TR6 gbox from a local Triumph parts guy or check Hemming
Motor
> News), but it will be very difficult to find one for the OD
unit if
> that one is busted too.
>
> Tim Holbrook
> 1971 TR6
>
>
> --- Ken Davis <kenjdavis@home.com> wrote:
> > Hi 6'ers -
> >
> > My 73 TR6 has developed a bad case of Gearbox blues. It has
a
> > J-type OD on it.
> >
> > It sounds like there are 'things' bouncing around inside the
box,
> > pieces of what i don't know. It shifts into 1-2-3-4 okay,
not as
> > easily as before, but will not go into reverse. It halts at
the
> > first indent you feel when shifting down-and-back. Then it
sticks
> > there. To get it back, just release the clutch and moves
quite
> > freely. Additionally - theres always an additionally - i
think
> > the OD unit is also shot. It feels like it's "on" all the
time
> > thru 3-4, but moving the switch doesn't do anything.
> >
> > I suspect:
> >
> > I've blown the reverse selector
> >
> > The OD unit is blown, stuck on as it seems to be. Will a
stuck
> > OD affect gear shift and selection?
> >
> >
> > Is there an easy way to verify all the damage -if any before
i
> > pull everything out to remove the hump and tranny?
> >
> > Are there any places that stock / rebuild tranny's and J type
> > OD's, preferably in the northern California Area.
> >
> > All help, suggestions gratefully accepted!
> >
> >
> > Ken
> > So. San Francisco, CA
> >
> > 73 TR6
> >
>
>
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