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09-01-2022, 08:04 AM | #1 |
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four speed transmission
I just bought a nice 31 S/W with four speed transmission with cable.
Is this cable for overdrive, if so what is the procedure to put it in overdrive? Thanks Bill |
09-01-2022, 08:35 AM | #2 |
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Re: four speed transmission
Do you know what make/model of the four speed?
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09-01-2022, 09:53 AM | #3 |
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Re: four speed transmission
How about some photos?
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09-01-2022, 04:34 PM | #4 |
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Re: four speed transmission
The T170 RTS TOD transmission is a 3-speed +1 for overdrive. Several outfits were supplying kits for a number of years but they aren't as easy to find now days. No cable on those. If it has a cable then look at the torque tube and see if it has an overdrive box in the drive line. Borg Warner electric overdrives were also available in kit form at one time but not so much now. They use a lockout cable. There may be some Laycock ODs around as well from Volvo cars. They are a lot like the Borg Warner but shaped a bit differently. The Mitchel ODs are usually lever operated and they are still available. They literally look like a box in the torque tube line.
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09-01-2022, 10:57 PM | #5 |
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Re: four speed transmission
One Mitchell I have used to shift by lever on the floor. I changed that to a cable on the shift tower to gain some room around our feet. Mitchell sells the cable and brackets and they work well for me. I have big feet and a roadster, next to imposible to get in and out of for me if the top and side curtains are up, as in when it rains, if that ever happens again in California. Looks out of place because anyone looking into the car will know something is amiss by looking at the shift lever with cable mounts on it, but the two shift leavers don't hide well either. So it is a choice and the sifting operation is to pull or push a handle, whether on the end of a cable or an extra shift lever.
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09-02-2022, 05:29 PM | #7 |
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Re: four speed transmission
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09-02-2022, 05:49 PM | #8 |
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Re: four speed transmission
I went with the cable shifter but it & the brackets were too bulky on the gear shift for me so I mounted it on the steering column using an extra gas tank bracket & the big end of an A connecting rod, even left the dipper on. Painted black it just disappears.
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