I'm also currently stripping & rebuilding a Sprint engine and gearbox and I also have an 1850 gearbox & O/D to do.
Just in case you were wondering!
Overdrive
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Mad Mart
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I'm in the middle of stripping & rebuilding a Sprint overdrive unit. This is part of what I do (now I'm retired). If you have any old O/D units you don't want...I'll have them.
I'm also currently stripping & rebuilding a Sprint engine and gearbox and I also have an 1850 gearbox & O/D to do.
Just in case you were wondering!
I'm also currently stripping & rebuilding a Sprint engine and gearbox and I also have an 1850 gearbox & O/D to do.
Just in case you were wondering!
Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. 
... Still Sprintless.
Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S
... Still Sprintless.Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S
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Philip Larmour
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Re: Overdrive
Speaking from experience- if you are like me, in two years you will want to go back to work for a rest.
Philip
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Re: Overdrive
What he said! ^^^^^^^^Philip Larmour wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:51 am Speaking from experience- if you are like me, in two years you will want to go back to work for a rest.
Philip
Over 2 years since I "retired" and I have enough work on hand to take me well into 2023 and struggle to make time for my own projects!
Steve
'73 2 door Toledo with Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 8v engine (The Carledo)
'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!
Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
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'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!
Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
Apprentice served Triumph Specialist for 50 years. PM for more info or quotes.
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Mad Mart
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Re: Overdrive
Yep, nearly two years since I retired and I've pretty much had engines, gearboxes & overdrives to rebuild ever since.
Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.
Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S
... Still Sprintless.Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S
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Re: Overdrive
This is from the second O/D I've started stripping...
I have never seen a filter that bad before.
Also the UDC is different from any I've come across before, with the bearings being housed in a plastic cage...
The thrust washer behind it is a little thicker too. Was this a later style?
I have never seen a filter that bad before.
Also the UDC is different from any I've come across before, with the bearings being housed in a plastic cage...
The thrust washer behind it is a little thicker too. Was this a later style?
Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.
Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S
... Still Sprintless.Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S
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Re: Overdrive
Whilst the use of plastic infers later, the number would suggest earlier rather than later...but what does the 'E' prefix signify; an exchange unit?
Try giving Overdrive Repair Services a call as I've always found them helpful and amenable; I acquired a Humber Sceptre overdrive 'box earlier in the year and not only did they confirm its identity, but also gave me chapter and verse on its cross compatibility.
Try giving Overdrive Repair Services a call as I've always found them helpful and amenable; I acquired a Humber Sceptre overdrive 'box earlier in the year and not only did they confirm its identity, but also gave me chapter and verse on its cross compatibility.
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Yes, I will have to give them a call and I agree, I have called them several times to "pick their brains". Very nice chaps.
Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.
Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S
... Still Sprintless.Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S
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I've just spoken with ORS and they said that about half the units they get in the filter looks like that. Also the UDC is a later type.
Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years. ... Still Sprintless.
Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S
... Still Sprintless.Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
2012 Porsche Boxster 981 S