Posted by Goose on February 16, 2011 at 15:17:04 from (67.63.68.13):
In Reply to: Re: TA? posted by Fixerupper on February 16, 2011 at 14:31:52:
I always heard the average life of a properly used TA was about 3,000 hours.
The operative phrase is "properly used". And it's the opposite of what most people's instincts tell them. It operates on the same principal as an automatic transmission, with wet clutch discs. Therefore, the slower the lever is moved, the more time the discs slip, hence more wear. It's actually the easiest on the TA if you shove the lever back and forth like you were p----d off at it. Think high performance shift kits in automatic transmissions. There's a reason they slam when they shift.
A friend of mine who used to have an independent tractor and machinery repair shop told me once about a customer that brought in a 966 Farmall with 900 total hours and the TA out. The customer said, "I can't see why it went out this soon, when I used it I moved the lever as slow and easy as I could".
My friend had to break the news to the customer that that's the absolute worst way to treat a TA.
BTW, this particular friend was one of the few people in the area who would touch a Ford Select-O-Speed--and he was a genius with them.
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