Re: R9 Overdrive Solenoid Spacer direction

Posted by Joe Santana On 2012/7/30 13:17:13

David,

I was able to lie under the car, feet out toward the driver's side, put a 1/2" socket on the upper cap screw, and loosen it 1-5 clicks at a time with the handle in a hollow area of the frame. Then I removed the wrench. put my right hand thru a hole in the frame and my left hand up on the other (rear) side of the solenoid, and with the fingers of both hands helping each other, loosen it the rest of the way.

You can move the lever forward and back. That might release the shaft if it won't come out. Putting it back in, there is some resistance. You have to hold the solenoid with a little pressure in order to start the cap screws.

I marked my solenoid with a Sharpie with the wire number and the color for the wires, even though the housing is stamped with numbers. Then sprayed it with clear for posterity. Be sure to put your wires on, before you replace the cap screws. Two of the wires are very tough to tighten if you don't.

Yes, the dash light goes out when the OD is engaged.

The most common problem are the lower set of contacts needing a little cleaning. My OD didn't work, wouldn't actually go into OD until I cleaned them. Then it worked fine until I had a lead.

The other problem was a leak after I replaced it.

Also when my wires were loose, something touched something, and activated the cut out switch in the relay on the firewall. Then I had no ignition and didn't know why.