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Matt in Alameda · 11-24-2014, 07:02 PM

Can a Columbia over drive be used without controls by "locking" it in the low or high gear? If yes, how would one go about doing this? Thank-you, ..........Matt in Alameda

jimTN · 11-24-2014, 08:06 PM

Yes but.... Running in high all the time puts a strain on things expecially when starting out. Years ago I drove a 40 without controls twice a week on a hundred mile trip, put it in high before leaving and put it in low during the week around town. When I got controls set up it sure made a difference in ease of driving.

4dFord/SC · 11-24-2014, 08:21 PM

Did it not drop out of OD in reverse?

quickchange34 · 11-24-2014, 08:56 PM

To answer your question , yes you can leave it either in high or low. You don't need to lock it in. Once you throw the arm one way or the other it will stay there.You can do this by hand after removing the alu. housing, make sure you put the housing back are you will have a nice oil leak. Putting the arm towards the center will move the clutch dog out and give you high. Pulling the arm to the passenger side will give you low. Either way the arm will stay where you put it. It will also stay where you put it in reverse.

39topless · 11-25-2014, 01:12 PM

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If you bypass the speedo adapter part of the Columbia controls, you probably won't know how fast you're going.

11-24-2014, 07:02 PM	#1
Matt in Alameda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alameda, California Posts: 335	Columbia question Can a Columbia over drive be used without controls by "locking" it in the low or high gear? If yes, how would one go about doing this? Thank-you, ..........Matt in Alameda

11-24-2014, 08:06 PM	#2
jimTN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Powell, TN Posts: 2,509	Re: Columbia question Yes but.... Running in high all the time puts a strain on things expecially when starting out. Years ago I drove a 40 without controls twice a week on a hundred mile trip, put it in high before leaving and put it in low during the week around town. When I got controls set up it sure made a difference in ease of driving.

11-24-2014, 08:21 PM	#3
4dFord/SC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,579	Re: Columbia question Did it not drop out of OD in reverse?

11-24-2014, 08:56 PM	#4
quickchange34 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: charlottesville, Va. Posts: 589	Re: Columbia question To answer your question , yes you can leave it either in high or low. You don't need to lock it in. Once you throw the arm one way or the other it will stay there.You can do this by hand after removing the alu. housing, make sure you put the housing back are you will have a nice oil leak. Putting the arm towards the center will move the clutch dog out and give you high. Pulling the arm to the passenger side will give you low. Either way the arm will stay where you put it. It will also stay where you put it in reverse.

11-25-2014, 01:12 PM	#5
39topless Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,027	Re: Columbia question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If you bypass the speedo adapter part of the Columbia controls, you probably won't know how fast you're going.