Re: R9 Overdrive Acting Up

Posted by HH56 On 2012/7/16 14:38:52

...how the OD knew the difference between depressing the clutch and shifting, and simply taking your foot off the gas and letting it drop into OD.

It doesn't know or care. As long as it's not in reverse and car is at speed and the light is on, the solenoid is energized, poised and ready to engage OD-- no matter the forward gear or condition. As soon as the engine speed is reduced a fraction for any reason -- to shift, depress clutch, let off gas etc -- the difference in speed of internal components in relation to one another will be utilized and the balk ring will move as designed to clear a path for the pawl to engage.