lencodrive

I just put a 3 speed lenco drive in my car from a powerglide. I am with the understanding i need to hit the transbrake button to shift into reverse or forward? I have the tim mccamis shifter and reverser. Also with the reverser, which way is forward and which is reverse? Can anyone go through there procedure from burnout to the return road on what they do? I also hear that in order to switch the reverser i need to make sure my foot is off the break pedal?

 

Are you saying it is not necessary to use the transbrake to go from forward to neutral or neutral to reverse?

 

Lenco Drive

As mike said
You need to stop every thing to a stand still with the brake push the tranz brake button, let brakes off, select netual forward or reverse,
If it dose not go in repeat. It will not burn the clutches you will break the reverser, as it will jump out, if not all the way in them SMASH. BROKEN
Also move the tranz brake away far enough that you do not reactorvate when changing gears when going down the track.
if you do Then you will burn the tranz brake up & the pump etc
Hope this helps

You need to Baby this & be carefully & it will work well

 

Thank you for your input. So next question. After the run. Shall i keep it in high gear until i come to a stop in high gear?

 

Lenco Drive

Yes,
only put in neutral when car is getting pushed off track or put in neutral before towing back on the return road

 

so ive made about a dozen runs on the new lencodrive. I seem to be chirping the reverser on the initial startup before the burnout. it seems to grind just enough to make noise which I fear if it keeps going on it will no longer be usable. during warmups on the pro jacks, and after the burnout going into reverse and going back into forward to stage have been fine. just the first initial startup under the tower. I have the idle about 1700. also, I feel as I should buy a spare reverser in the even this one goes away. are they easy to change? should I have a spare one in the trailer?

 

Lenco Drive

Yes you should. as every one at the track has spares. But NOT for the late model lenco drive.
It is easy to change, drop the oil from the reverser & your second pack.
And pull it off just be carefull your second gear pack dose not come out to if it dose there is a bearing a the front that will drop.
After breaking one or two it will come easy to repair

 

Don't see why it's grinding on startup. Perhaps, you should check the adjustment on the shifter cable...

 

I'd be hesitant to give too much advice, as according to Mick Snyder we've broken more reversers in the past few years than anyone else (not a record that I'm happy to have), despite doing all that has been recommended above.
We carry several new and/or (re)built planetary sets (when we haven't completely destroyed the carrier), annular ring gears, and thrust bearings, and at least one sun gear. We've never had an issue with the selector or the forks - but now we know that Will carries spares for them, we probably have something else to break
We also keep spare filters and a spare transbrake clutch pack.

Martyn
Another Small Fortune Racing