Young Ed Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Greg what lining might have been a better question. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Posted June 6, 2011 I won't have you guys making fun of my old crap. Quote
greg g Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Hey I didn't malign the part. Looks like it should be good for another 5 years. At least the bottom part, it looks hardly used. I figure a bit of creative adjustment, and you have it made. Quote
Young Ed Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 I won't have you guys making fun of my old crap. Don't worry Joe the brand new one I put in my truck may look that bad now too after I drove about 2 miles with the brake on! Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 I was wondering if that was what happened to this one. Do the usual vendors sell these linings? Quote
Young Ed Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 I got my material and rivets from www.brakeplace.com Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 I was wondering if that was what happened to this one. Do the usual vendors sell these linings? Try Tennessee Clutch. They will re-line it for you on the cheep Quote
aero3113 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 Try Tennessee Clutch. They will re-line it for you on the cheep Joe, send it out. Save your time for the OD Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 Thanks guys. Went back over some old posts about this and that's what I've decided to do. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 Is there a wire that attaches to this fuse or does it just insert into its place in the relay? Quote
Young Ed Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 Joe the fuse just sits in a holder. The wire for it comes off the bottom and is still somewhat there in your picture. You can kinda see it on the firewall of my 51 Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 OK, thanks, Ed. I might take a trip to one of the bone yards around here to see if I can find a holder. Quote
Young Ed Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 Joe if you do look at 40s and earlier mopar cars and trucks for the headlight switch. I bet they are close. Might even try headlight switches or under hood of other cars. Lots of fords and independant makers had OD too. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 Thanks to suntennis for the test he recommended. I have determined that my overdive relay works. Clicked when I applied power to it and got continuity between the "Batt" and "Sol" terminals. Cleaning it up now and trying to figure out where I will install it. Quote
suntennis Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 If you do not have it you will need a kickdown switch and mounting bracket. If you have the switch, you can also test it. Other than George Osche, another place for overdrive parts is fifthaveinternetgarage.com . Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 Thanks. I don't think I'll install the kickdown switch at the carb linkage. I like the idea of having it within hand's reach. Quote
Jim Yergin Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Joe, You may have already done this but I tested my governor by chucking it up to my drill press and then checked for continuity with the drill spinning. I would think you could do the same with a hand drill. Jim Yergin Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Posted June 8, 2011 Interesting idea, Jim. How did you make the connection between the governor and the drill? I pulled the cover off it, by the way, but didn't want to go any further. I cleaned the contacts and made sure the spring and weights were free but that was it. It looks sludge-free and in good shape. Quote
Jim Yergin Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Interesting idea, Jim. How did you make the connection between the governor and the drill? I pulled the cover off it, by the way, but didn't want to go any further. I cleaned the contacts and made sure the spring and weights were free but that was it. It looks sludge-free and in good shape. There is a drive shaft that connects to the governor that is driven by the drive gear in the O/D. It just pulls out once the governor is removed. I just chucked the drive shaft in the drill and clamped the governor in a vise. Jim Yergin Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Posted June 8, 2011 Thanks, Jim. I might just leave it be and not mess with it unless I start having trouble. You've heard of Pandora's Box letting evil spirits out? I've come to the conclusion that opening up an overdrive transmission works like that in reverse. It lets evil spirits IN! Quote
Jim Yergin Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Thanks, Jim. I might just leave it be and not mess with it unless I start having trouble. You've heard of Pandora's Box letting evil spirits out? I've come to the conclusion that opening up an overdrive transmission works like that in reverse. It lets evil spirits IN! Joe, You should take comfort. All the evil spirits are unfortunately residing in my O/D so they should have no interest in yours. Jim Yergin Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Posted June 8, 2011 I guess they got tired of living in James Douglas' transmission. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Posted June 8, 2011 Just wondering if I should take the speedometer cable pinion gear out of my old transmission and install it in place of the one that is currently in my overdrive transmission. I read something a while ago that said that when switching transmissions like this, you should do this, since the rear end ratio of the car the new transmission came from might not be the same as yours. Any opinions on this? For what it's worth, my car is a 49 and the overdrive came out of a '52. I believe the gear ratio was the same for both models but I'm not positive. Quote
Jim Yergin Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Joe, I would take them both out and count the teeth. It is my understanding that the O/D equipped cars usually had lower rear-end gearing. You would want to keep the speedometer drive gear that matches your rear-end. Jim Yergin Quote
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