Overdrive

David Leech · Apr 24, 2019

Looking at a Fairey Overdrive on Facebook, does this look normal or are there 'teeth' missing here?
Thanks.....

blue beasty · Apr 24, 2019

I think what you're looking at is #16 in this pic

David Leech · Apr 24, 2019

Thanks Beasty, I think you could be right.....

David Leech · May 9, 2019

So I went ahead and got myself an Overdrive. Bearing in mind that this is a long term project, and there is no engine fitted at the moment, can anybody help with the dimensions from the back of the Transfer box to the centreline of the Pivot bolt. I suspect that mine is an 'Aftermarket' job and doesn't seem to sit right! Thanks in advance.....

boguing · May 9, 2019

That's odd. Yours looks like the one I got with an OD I bought and haven't refurbed or fitted yet. Apparently they should look like this.

Here's another like ours. I wonder what car they're meant for?

This chap on eBay sells copies which look pretty good. I bought the lever from him and it's very nice indeed, but I'll just extend my mount plate to about the right place, unless you get an answer on here of course!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rov...verdrive-Linkage-Kit-Lever-Knob-/143238097620

boguing · May 9, 2019

ps. I reckon that our link rods are too short as well.

Turboman · May 9, 2019

boguing said:
That's odd. Yours looks like the one I got with an OD I bought and haven't refurbed or fitted yet. Apparently they should look like this.

Here's another like ours. I wonder what car they're meant for?

This chap on eBay sells copies which look pretty good. I bought the lever from him and it's very nice indeed, but I'll just extend my mount plate to about the right place, unless you get an answer on here of course!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rov...verdrive-Linkage-Kit-Lever-Knob-/143238097620

Bearing in mind those overdrives were fitted to Series One, Two, and Three, and to four and six cylinder vehicles, I imagine there are a number of different control linkages in circulation.

David Leech · May 9, 2019

Ha, that was going to be my next question 'boguing', I can see where there was some welding done on mine so it looks as if both were shortened. Just roughly fitting it the pivot was in under the seatbox.....

rob1miles · May 9, 2019

Those two short ones look like they would put the lever out through the seat box front not the tunnel side. My OD bracket (like the long one) has two locations for the lever about the distance apart that matches the difference in the 4 cyl and 6 cyl lengths.

2ASeries484G · Jul 23, 2020

boguing said:
That's odd. Yours looks like the one I got with an OD I bought and haven't refurbed or fitted yet. Apparently they should look like this.

Here's another like ours. I wonder what car they're meant for?

This chap on eBay sells copies which look pretty good. I bought the lever from him and it's very nice indeed, but I'll just extend my mount plate to about the right place, unless you get an answer on here of course!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rov...verdrive-Linkage-Kit-Lever-Knob-/143238097620

This looks like a Range Rover OD, the Fairey one for a series is longer both front and back with a longer linkage rod too.

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