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Re: [Healeys] Overdrive

To: Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe@gmail.com>, healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Overdrive
From: David Porter <frogeye@porterscustom.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:34:18 -0600
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If all you say is and if the brass thrust washers are still 
centralized.. then you are not pulling the sides down equally. They have 
to be nearly identical in pull..
dave

On 7/7/2014 12:33 PM, Fred Wescoe wrote:
> I am trying to reattached the overdrive unit to the transmission of my
> BJ7.  The two sets of splines in the overdrive are aligned properly and I
> have used safety wire to wire down the pump plunger to it lowest position.
>
> The overdrive is on the transmission studs and the ends of the stubs are
> just at the rear face of the overdrive case, not enough to get a nut on but
> close.  The housing of the overdrive is 3/16" away from the transmission
> housing.
>
> I have put grease on the end of the main-shaft, grease on the roller on top
> of the pump plunger and grease on the bottom of the eccentric ring that
> operates the pump plunger.
>
> I have tapped on the drive flange (not banged), tried to twist the
> overdrive, tried to shake it left/right/up/down and tried to rotate the
> drive flange.  The transmission is in 4th so nothing moves. I have also
> tried all of these with the transmission in neutral.  No luck with any of
> that.
>
> I have tried many, many times to seat the overdrive and it just will not go
> together.  It is always just the 3/16' short of mating up.
>
> What am I doing wrong?  What should I look for or do?
>
> Fred
> 63 BJ7
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