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1966f250 · 05-07-2021, 01:15 PM

i recently installed a late 1950s era borg warner overdrive on my 1966 Ford F250. its a 3 speed on the column. i am trying to set the contact position correctly for the cable that engages/disengages the overdrive. the mechanical switch on the OD tranny body is a spring loaded forward throw. pull the cable out and the BW is in manual mode and no overdrive functions occur. when you push the cable handle (on the dash) in, it throws the OD into its default position which is overdrive on. The length of the path of travel for the throw on the tranny body is long. so long in fact that when at its furthest point, the cable handle is nearly 6+ inches out from the dash and wobbling all over the place. i would like to shorten that just a touch.

does anyone know if the BW mechanical switch on the body of the tranny has to be at rest at its furthest rear point in the motion to successfully disengage the OD functions or is it that as soon as the spring loaded element trips, it disengages the OD functionality?

05-07-2021, 01:15 PM	#1
1966f250 Junior Member Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 4	Borg Warner overdrive cable throw position i recently installed a late 1950s era borg warner overdrive on my 1966 Ford F250. its a 3 speed on the column. i am trying to set the contact position correctly for the cable that engages/disengages the overdrive. the mechanical switch on the OD tranny body is a spring loaded forward throw. pull the cable out and the BW is in manual mode and no overdrive functions occur. when you push the cable handle (on the dash) in, it throws the OD into its default position which is overdrive on. The length of the path of travel for the throw on the tranny body is long. so long in fact that when at its furthest point, the cable handle is nearly 6+ inches out from the dash and wobbling all over the place. i would like to shorten that just a touch. does anyone know if the BW mechanical switch on the body of the tranny has to be at rest at its furthest rear point in the motion to successfully disengage the OD functions or is it that as soon as the spring loaded element trips, it disengages the OD functionality?