Fairy overdrive - fitting instructions

[harryhedgehog]

Hi,

Does anyone have a copy of the Fairy overdrive - fitting instructions they could email?

 :D

[ChrisV8]

:D Somewhere I have but cannot find at the moment, but back issues of LRO November and December 1995 had a complete strip and rebuild article.

[Lucy1978]

They're not difficult to fit.

Remove the rear and top transfer box covers

release the locking tab on the lock washer for the special nut on teh end of the mainshaft

undo the special nut on the mainshaft

remove the gear ont eh end of the mainshaft and replace with the dog that fits inside the overdrive.

take the locking washer and cut back all but one of the locking tabs

refit the washer and special nut

fit a new gasket and slide in the overdrive unit

the lever bracket bolts on to the two horizontal bolts that bolt the top gearbox cover on.

HTH

Chris

[harryhedgehog]

Hi guys, thanks for info.

found this on web http://www.faireyoverdrive.com/

Do i really need special spanner and should I buy new tab washer?

Cheers, Paul.

[TBM]

Do i really need special spanner and should I buy new tab washer?

Cheers, Paul.

No (screwdriver and hammer does the job) and yes, but you'll have to cut the tabs down as they'll foul the gear.

[harryhedgehog]

Cheers  :)

[Bowie]

Piece of cake to fit, took me less than an hour to do mine on the lightweight, and that was WITH cutting the hole in the transmission tunnel :)

[Bob Ajob]

Funnily enough, just seen this tonight somewhere else:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/p.d.kuhlmann/overdrive.pdf

[Pete]

Exactly as Chris said.
 Just one other thing.
 Hang on to the gear that you remove from the end of the main shaft. Handy to have if you change motors, and need the overdrive for another one.
 Pete.

[Lucy1978]

The special tool makes it easier, but it isn't essential.

When you're refitting it be sure you remember to bend the tab on the locking washer to lock the nut properly, otherwise the nut unwinds and jams against the nose on the rear transferbox cover, meaning the transmission gets very wound up preventing the engaging or disengaging of gears.
Don't ask how I found out.  :roll:

[S188]

The special tool makes it easier, but it isn't essential.

When you're refitting it be sure you remember to bend the tab on the locking washer to lock the nut properly, otherwise the nut unwinds and jams against the nose on the rear transferbox cover, meaning the transmission gets very wound up preventing the engaging or disengaging of gears.
Don't ask how I found out.  :roll:

And there was me thinking you were goinging to go into a story about when you had to winch your landy across a flat carpark, getting some rather strange looks. :lol:

[harryhedgehog]

Hi again,

Being a bit of a tart, does anyone know part No. / where I can get the proper factory fitted / original cover plate to go over the small 2" dia hole?

I was lucky with my previous SIII it came with factory fitted overdrive

 8)

[Bowie]

You want a draught-proofed Series?

*shakes head*


;)

[harryhedgehog]

Nah, not really just tidying up and fume reduction :)

[edy]

i find a bit of silicone does the trick (if your that bothered anyway, my series are covered in holes, i call it air con :D )

[TBM]

I used a gearlever gaiter from a ford p100 (as it was lying around). Pop to your local scrappy and you're bound to find something suitable.

Others have used a piece of rubber car mat cut to shape.