Overdrive question

[Sideways Tim]

Could any overdrive experts please tell me if the bridge pieces are set to a particular position, or just bolted down until they bottom out?

[RedRooster]

Till they bottom out.

[RedRooster]

As a tip to get it mated back to the gearbox easier put a chamfer on the centre bronze bit, it helps the shaft go in, took me 2 hrs yesterday to get the box & OD bolted back together.

[Freebird]

242 wrote:

As a tip to get it mated back to the gearbox easier put a chamfer on the centre bronze bit, it helps the shaft go in, took me 2 hrs yesterday to get the box & OD bolted back together.

I had this trouble with the D type OD on my Vitesse. It went on all but the last inch or so and I am pretty sure it was because the splines were not lining up.

[Sideways Tim]

Thanks - chamfering away!

[Sideways Tim]

Well it went back together quite smoothly. The fact that it's out on the bench has to help though!

[RedRooster]

Glad it worked out for you, took me a while to figure it out with the spare gearbox shaft &some engineers blue, went together first time with the chamfer.
RR

[Pete Lewis]

another quick way to get all aligned is use two decent screwdrivers and prise the bridge to open just a little this  free's the cone  and allows easy alignment.

dont forget the pump cam woodruff keyway.  and turn the cam to its lowest point to help the pump roller to ride up.

if its ever sluggish check the small hole through the valve needle is all clear .

Pete