In a similar situation, I actually managed to remove the OD without the
engine and tranny coming out -- but they practically might as well have. I
was just trying to save the time and cost of renting the hoist and returning
it (awkward when my car wasn't running -- doh!).
Basically, you have to unhook everything as if you were actually pulling the
engine, then, using a floor jack under the sump or the tranny, you maneuver
the engine/tranny combo forward and up to clear the steering rack. This
should give you just enough room to pull the OD off the back and drop it
(well, try not to actually drop it).
Look out for the little spring-loaded pump arm thingie (technical term)...
you need to reach into the gap with a screwdriver blade and retract it in
order to pull the OD clear.
Be prepared for tranny oil everywhere.
on 3/15/04 8:43 PM, John Di Fede at difejo@optonline.net wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> It's been a while since I've been on this list, probably going on 2 1/2 years.
> I hope all are well.
>
> Is Barney Gaylord out there?
>
> I hope someone can help me with this LH overdrive question. Yesterday I set
> out to drain my tranny and OD to correct a sluggish shifting condition I had
> at the end of last season. Since I hadn't performed any maintenance on my
> trans in a dogs age, I thought that a cleaning of my OD sump screen was all I
> needed to do. Well I pulled the OD sump and found a 1 inch piece of friction
> material in the sump. According to my shop manuals, it looks to be a piece of
> the friction material which came away from the sliding clutch within the OD.
> It has a curved shape and a hole where it was riveted to the sliding clutch.
>
> Ok my first thought was to disassemble the OD and find someone to reline the
> clutch. My second thought was damn, I have to pull the engine and trans to
> get to the OD!!!! Oh #%^&*@.
>
> So what if I don't do anything and continue to drive the car, can I do any
> additional damage? Can anyone suggest where I might get a relined OD clutch.
> What about rebuilding the OD? How difficult to do and are special tools
> required? Or is it best to pay the money and get a rebuilt unit. There is a
> place nearby in Connecticut, Quantum Mechanics which specializes in English
> transmission and OD repair.
>
> Any and all advice will be appreciated!
>
> John Di Fede
> Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
> difejo@optonline.net
> 73 MGB
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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