eBay R10 Trans.

[CarWizard]

Please tell me this is highway robbery on the price. I hope this isn't the going rate for one of these.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/352236758175?hash=item5202f2649f:g:c7cAAOSwIVhaOYiZ

[p15-1948]

I hope this isn't the going price.  If so, I may be priced out of the market.

[Plymouthy Adams]

opportunist and untested unit....off the chart but surely some guy will buy this and set the new market price a tier or two higher.  And if the unit is hosed to some degree.....I hope his left pocket for repairs is just as deep

Edited October 19, 2021 by Plymouthy Adams

[Loren]

In the time that this and another crazy priced Plymouth Overdrive have been on eBay, 7 have sold for much less (while I've been counting).

Why somebody would pay eBay fees for months to list something so ridiculously overpriced is a mystery to me.

 

By the way the final bid price for the last Overdrive sold on eBay was $470.

That's a far cry from $2,100!

So yes they can be purchased reasonably.

 

Replacement parts seem to be better sourced from places other than eBay.

I bought a shaft from a shop in So Cal over the counter for much less than eBay.

I found the parts I needed for my installation for $200 less at a Ford transmission specialist, Van Pelt Sales.

You just have to shop.

 

Fair market price for an Overdrive should be no more than $1,100 to 1,200 and should include some extras.

The fact that one can be had for less should not be over looked.

 

[James_Douglas]

The largest issue with these is the balking ring set. If worn they never work quite correct or start acting up in due course.

 

I purchased the last NOS one Frank Mitchell had some 15 years ago and it cost a lot. Go see my very old posts for the issues around my "rebuilt" OD.

 

I have not seen a NOS balking ring set since and I have been looking as I have a spare I need to rebuild.

 

The sun gears are also VERY hard to find and it the unit was ever run with low oil these are junk.

 

So, unless it came out of a car that is running and you can hear it, I would not pay more than $500 for a unit or a seller has to warrant that the sun gear and balking ring is usable or take the unit back with a full refund.

 

Anyone who pays more than $500 is playing Russian roulette with their money.

 

James

[Sniper]

Van pelt shows two different balk rings, might those work?

 

http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/trans-partsprices-BW-ODparts.htm

 

 

[James_Douglas]

I would have to go digging in my notes as it was 15 years ago. But, as I remember these were not the same for some reason.

James

 

OK, So I pulled my notes. They have a used one, but it is used, they have no new ones. If you look down that list they do not have much is the way of NOS/NORS hard parts.

 

What happens is the large outer ring that looks like a very big snap ring digs into the balking ring and creates a groove. Now this part works by friction. Too much and it does not shift right or at all and too loose and it does not shift right or at all.

 

The problem is that there is no way to measure the friction on the bench. One could take a used one and have it hard chromed to fill the wear, but this is not possible for the big outer ring. You would also have to worry about the surface roughness as if it is not the same as the factory then you end up with the same problem. I looked at all the options before I spent $400 for a NOS balking ring from Frank after it was apparent that the one in the unit I purchased from George was junk.

 

My point is that there are a few key parts in these units that are VERY hard to get and unless they are near perfect you run the risk of having a unit that either does not work quite right or will not last for years. Now, if it is a weekend toy probably not an issue. if you are going to drive it 100K over 10 years it will be sooner or later be a problem if these parts are not in great shape when it was installed.

 

James

 

Edited October 19, 2021 by James_Douglas