Mitchell O.D. Is it okay to shift the Mitchell O.D. while moving?
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Re: Mitchell O.D. Yes. It is technically a gear spliter, not an overdrive. It gives you six forward speeds and two reverse.
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2 low 2 high 3 low 3 high Works best IMO. |
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I recently was on a hill where I needed high 1st. The motor in my car is pretty peppy so it was no wonder a few of the others didn't get up there. |
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I can't remember anyone mentioning any issues with a Mitchell. Has there been any failures? |
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BTW, I've been driving manual transmissions all my life. |
Re: Mitchell O.D. I can attest to how handy the Mitchell 2nd high is....really great for hilly or mountainous roads, where 2nd is a bit too low. But another really nice feature I enjoy more and more is just leisurely cruising at 45-50 in OD........many surface streets here are now at that speed, and it is just wonderful to cruise in OD at that speed.....very quiet and serene for a Model A. And my synchros are still working great after about 14 years now.
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Re: Mitchell O.D. I am one of the 5% of Mitchell owners that has a cable control. I Have a second Mitchell on order and am definitely going with the cable. Second high to third low is a breeze, just drop it into neutral, push in the shifter mounted cable, and continue into third. One smooth motion. Far better than twin sticks. Down shifting is just as nice. The top gear is nice, but the split shift is awesome.
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I have over 16K miles on my Mitchell Transmission and O.D. and they both still shift quietly. I also do a lot of mountain driving and use the O.D. as a gear splitter. Second w/O.D. is a very useful gear. My experience. Chris W. |
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Good thought though. |
Re: Mitchell O.D. Synchro, I have to push or pull my Mitchel o/d gearstick very positively when warm, with no delay or pause with synchronizing pressure on the stick before the the baulk ring balls "pop" through. That is a straight-through up or down with no attempt to let the synchro rings do their job. Otherwise I can get between gears and then have to double declutch or it will engage and clashes badly. This is the same in both our cars. Another member has a Mitchell I fitted to his car and he cannot make smooth changes up or down. I have shown him many times how to smartly move the stick right through with no gear clash, but somehow he cannot do it.
Our Mitchell Synchro gearbox is quite different and synchronizes easily an smoothly no matter how I change gears-fast or slow , gentle or firm.. It has only about 7000 to 10000 miles on it at a guess. One overdrive has that same mileage and the other one about 22000 miles. This car still has the crash box, with Mitchell synchro box under the bench waiting to be fitted one day. I quite like exercising the skill of managing a crash box though. SAJ in NZ |
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I see others have the same issue further in this thread. |
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SAJ, After reading your comments, I couldn't say whether I shift quickly or not. I'll try speeding things up and see what happens. I have more miles on mine than anybody else here who has put a figure on it but with the type of miles I do, changing is not done frequently. It is not uncommon to change into O/D after filling the tank and not coming out of it till I need fuel again. The same going up or down through the gears. |
Re: Mitchell O.D. I guess I did not realize that the Mitchell OD was not built to "last a lifetime". I had heard the syncro-trans units don't last forever.
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Re: Mitchell O.D. Louie Glen,
Everyone here is assuming that you know to put the clutch in while shifting the Mitchell overdrive. |
Re: Mitchell O.D. What gear lube are you using in the Mitchell
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The two sticks just aren’t positioned for ease of shifting. Do they have a conversion kit ? |
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