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3A, 3B, DJ Technical Knowledge Base => "Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations => Topic started by: SteveZ on February 18, 2014, 08:48:10 AM

Title: Correct boots for Overdrive
Post by: SteveZ on February 18, 2014, 08:48:10 AM
My '49 has 4 shift levers. It has a Warn Overdrive. What are the correct boots I should get for this.
Title: Re: Correct boots for Overdrive
Post by: garage gnome on February 18, 2014, 08:53:57 AM
You can get the correct boot and retainer from Walcks. However, if you're like me and want it to look really nice, get a leather tcase boot and another leather tranny boot. This picture is before I trimmed the boots to fit the retainer.

(http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx125/willyscjmj/1953%20Willys%20CJ3A%20Jeep%20Restoration/100_6037.jpg) (http://s748.photobucket.com/user/willyscjmj/media/1953%20Willys%20CJ3A%20Jeep%20Restoration/100_6037.jpg.html)

But these are the correct ones:

http://walcks4wd.com/over-drive-boot-hold-down-ring-warn-saturn-overdrives.html

http://walcks4wd.com/over-drive-boot-warn-saturn-overdrives.html
Title: Re: Correct boots for Overdrive
Post by: 1955CJ-5 on February 18, 2014, 12:10:49 PM
Where did you get the leather boots?  I bought a set but I think they were for a G503 or something and the shift tower is shaped differently...at any rate they don't fit....
Title: Re: Correct boots for Overdrive
Post by: garage gnome on February 18, 2014, 12:16:45 PM
I got mine from either Kaiser or Walcks. How come they didn't fit? I had to make new holes for the screws because the MBs are different. These are for MBs/GPWs.

I already have the boots for my '49 which are leather too. the rubber ones crack to quickly.
Title: Re: Correct boots for Overdrive
Post by: 1955CJ-5 on February 18, 2014, 12:39:13 PM
The large boot was too tight a fit over the tower where the shift lever pivots, and the set came with a boot for the accelerator, which would not work at all.....they were "on sale" , which may explain why they wouldn't fit...

I did not get them from Walck's