Fitting overdrive with box in situ?

There is a step by step in the May LRW that shows it, step by step, in situ. no problems, page 118, I'd scan it but both my scanners are kaput.

you'll need to drill a 2 inch hole in the transmission tunnel, if you don't have the instructions I can take a digi-photo of the appropriate part of the article.

Regards. Mark.

It was designed to be installed in situ, no problems there. The hardest part, by a long long way is making the hole in the transmission tunnel in the correct location - the tunnel does have to be removed for this, but that's easily done after removal of the two floor panels - hopefully yours has been removed recently so you will not have to struggle to undo the bolts on the floor!

Karen

From offering it up , it seems feasible.... just. though I may ned to remove the transmission brake drum perhaps.

Unfortunately the only free parking near my new abode is on some scary hills. and making use of a carpark on a Sunday needs everything to go right so I can drive off on Monday.

Bear in mind that you can do this in two stages. Fit the overdrive first and leave the selector shaft in the 'normal' position. You can then regain your strength and attempt the floor removal and connecting of the linkage on a later date.

With the overdrive unit fitted (easily within half-a-day) you are mobile and can drive around with various bits of the floor/tunnel removed until you are ready to put them back. It's even noiser with the floor up!

Dougal

Drive around first with the floor out, otherwise the volume and type of noise will convince you that you did something wrong and the gearbox/transfer case/overdrive is about to drop out/explode.

Semi-obvious -- the transmission tunnel and floor plates aren't a huge job if the fixing bolts are free. Get that sorted (and get any replacement fixings you turn out to need. It also helps to have the centre seat out, I think the panel under it is removable. Again, something to sort out in advance.

Thanks folks, Mind is now at rest, I'll do it next Sunday, I'll just hope the gearbox reconditioners didn't use loktite on the nut holding the gear I need to replace.

I'm OK about the hole in the transmission tunnel, I have had the o/drive fitted before. It's just that the last time I put in the recon g/box, I needed to be mobile before the part for the overdrive came through the post.

A bearing had gone in the overdrive which made the shaft wobble causing wear in the gearbox making 2nd and 4th jump out all the time. Hmm stitch in time stuff... I'll know better next time.