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expavr · 02-08-2018, 03:39 AM

“The overdrive turns freely and will free wheel with lever forward. “

If the lever you’re referring to is the one that locks up the O/D and its all the way forward the O/D function should be locked out and the transmission shouldn’t be free wheeling. When you turn the input shaft with second gear engaged does the output shaft turn? I doubt that the shift rail is the source of this problem, but it sounds like there is an issue with how its interacting (or not) with the O/D which should be checked out.

02-08-2018, 03:39 AM	#1
expavr Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hansville, WA Posts: 802	Re: 49 Mercury overdrive transmission assembly question “The overdrive turns freely and will free wheel with lever forward. “ If the lever you’re referring to is the one that locks up the O/D and its all the way forward the O/D function should be locked out and the transmission shouldn’t be free wheeling. When you turn the input shaft with second gear engaged does the output shaft turn? I doubt that the shift rail is the source of this problem, but it sounds like there is an issue with how its interacting (or not) with the O/D which should be checked out.