WTB: Overdrive

[Terrys]

So after 2 years of Rover ownership and several long distance trips I was ready to get a overdrive. This thread triggered some research and in spite of sounding like an idiot I will say that I already had a Fairey installed. The previous owner told me the lever worked the PTO function of the transmission. I can only assume he never knew he had a overdrive either.
I remember playing with it and decided to leave the lever in the back position because it was a little quieter. I went to the Fairey website and after looking at a picture of one I ran outside and confirmed what I learned. I drained the oil and refilled with fresh EP90 and took it out for a spin. It's exactly what I needed. The hill going into town is too steep for 4th but not steep enough for 3rd so 3.5 is perfect. I'm pumped.
pb

The PO didn't know the truck had OD, and you've had it 2 years and didn't know either? If this is the first time you've been under there in 2 years, you'd better get back under and check the transmission and TC have oil.

[LaneRover]

So after 2 years of Rover ownership and several long distance trips I was ready to get a overdrive. This thread triggered some research and in spite of sounding like an idiot I will say that I already had a Fairey installed. The previous owner told me the lever worked the PTO function of the transmission. I can only assume he never knew he had a overdrive either.
I remember playing with it and decided to leave the lever in the back position because it was a little quieter. I went to the Fairey website and after looking at a picture of one I ran outside and confirmed what I learned. I drained the oil and refilled with fresh EP90 and took it out for a spin. It's exactly what I needed. The hill going into town is too steep for 4th but not steep enough for 3rd so 3.5 is perfect. I'm pumped.
pb

Thats like putting on your winter coat for the first time in the fall and finding a $20! I also agree with Terry . . .

[SafeAirOne]

I just checked under mine--No luck.

[stonefox]

This got me thinking that I better look around my truck a little more as well......Turns out my rough running petro was really a 200tdi. Whodathunkit

[stomper]

This is like christmas! I just found out I have a PTO winch on the front of mine! I always wondered what that thing was! No wonder everyone was looking at me like I was crazy at the winter romp when I asked for a tow.

[NC_Mule]

I was hoping this find would trigger a laugh, it made me laugh.
I've been under the truck a ton but think about it, if you've never owned a Rover and no one else in town has one and you've never seen someones elses up close and the previous owner told me wrong how would you know that that box on the back of the transfer case does something. It has a 4 or 5 bolt cover on the back of it so I always assumed you took that cover off and slid the PTO driveshaft in.
May be it's a sign I should head north and check out one of those Rover romps, who knows what I might learn.
pb

[SafeAirOne]

Don't sweat it--everyone's just having fun with you . Be happy--It's just as if you found $1200 lying on the ground!

[stomper]

I'm sorry for making a joke at your expense Mule, but trust me, I am laughing with you, not at you. It did trigger a laugh for me, but trust me, I spent about 6 months with my rover, before I realized that I had a few things too. P.O.s tend to leave a few things out when they give you the rundown of the vehicle, and other P.O.s don't even know what their vehicles have on them. they just know it starts with this button, and if it doesn't, I have it towed to this garage.

My P.O. said their was something wrong with the front end, and it wouldn't engage 4WD. I looked at the locking hubs, and the locks were pointed to free. He never saw the writing on the free wheel hub in the 6 years he owned the vehicle. I locked the hubs, and the 4WD system worked fine.

[jac04]

It's just as if you found $1200 lying on the ground!

...or bolted to the back of the transfer case...

[NC_Mule]

Trust me I was expecting to be poked at, had to have someone else laugh with me. They are great little vehicles, I prefer to travel by motorcycle but when I can't the Mule is my favorite alternative.
pb

[SalemRover]

Great read and great find. Now that you have a Fairey make sure bearings are of the mithril variant. You dont want any fairey overdrive with mere steel bearings.

Congrats!

Jason

[stonefox]

Your a good sport Mule! Anyone that can take shots over the bow from us clowns and come up smiling deserves a spot here.
You definately want to get in there and check that oil in that overdrive asap I was told that the synthetic was the best to use in the overdrive......OH no!!! I may have just started a slug fest between the SynOil and the Dino juice camps. I think Jason (I leak oil) said it best ,"just put some thing slippery in it" its not a sports car.

[Terrys]

I've got a Fairey, freshly gone through. New shims to bring the endfloat back into spec. New Clutch, replaced input shaft with a fresh one, so spline fit to new clutch is excellent. New gasket, and all linkage. $850 plus shipping.