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Old 11-22-2017, 09:45 AM   #1
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Gear Vendors Overdrive is toast

Well, I had a brand new Gear Vendors Overdrive installed in April 2015 in my 1983 Airstream 310 MH. The MH has the Isuzu Turbo Diesel Engine that was installed by Airstream when it was new that replaced the 454 that all Chevy P-30's had when they were delivered.

Back in March of 2015, I had researched the idea of installing an overdrive, since that little Isuzu straight 6 Turbo Diesel screams at 3,000 RPM at around 60 MPH. The gearing in the rear of the MH by the way is either a 5.38 or a 4.56. So, by putting an overdrive unit in seemed like a great option. I paid $3,300 to Gear Vendors and had it delivered to my local mechanic where he installed it for $630 labor.

Skip to a month ago when I was driving on I-84 between Boise, Idaho and Pendleton, Oregon, when the Gear Vendors overdrive kicked out of the overdrive gear and would not go back in. After arriving home, I made plans to take it back to the garage for repairs. The mechanic, after phoning Gear Vendors, was told the electronic module went south, so I bought another one at around $200. The new module was installed, plus a new speedo gear on the tranny side was installed too. They thought the problem was solved, until I got to the shop to pick up the MH. After driving it down the street, I did notice the green light indicating the OD unit had kicked in, but the overdrive unit itself did not kick into overdrive. I took it back to the shop where my mechanic, once again got on the phone with Gear Vendors. They led him through several other tests, but nothing has helped. I called Gear Vendors also, and they told me that my unit was out of warranty and the problem was most likely the overdrive unit itself. So, the rep at GV also told me that their unit does not like certain diesels, especially straight, inline six cylinder diesel engines. As of now, I have poured almost $5,000 into this and it only worked a little over 2 years and around 24,000 miles of occassional use. GVendors rep also said that I might not have operated the overdrive correctly. As of right now, I don't have a clue as to what to do about this other than just changing out the rear drive gear ratio to something like 3.73's

So, has anyone experienced any of these problems, or has a Gear Vendors Overdrive? I will accept all comments.

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My first impression is Gear Vendor is blowing smoke. It has been over 10 years since I had a GV in one of my older TV but the comment that they don't like certain diesels sounds like smoke to me.

The GV is after the transmission and isolated from the engine by the convertor so how can they claim the engine is a cause.

I do remember the speedo, they used Ford speedos when I had mine, was a common problem with erratic issues. The GV itself is expensive part but it is almost a completely mechanical device and short of exploding I would assume rebuildable.
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I hope all this can be resolved without a loss of $5000.

I have a 280 diesel and have considered the overdrive myself. This is an upgrade out of my budget for some time but am anxiously curious if things can turn in your favour with perhaps inexperienced representatives or mechanic
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To be honest I was less than pleased after getting mine installed to read the small print in manual and find out they have a 3000mile/12month suggested oil change/service frequency!
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I would get a hold of Smartstream as he lives in the Seattle area and has a 280 turbo diesel with a gear vendors. Maybe he could help.

A very knowledgable fellow is Dan aka Smartstream.
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Well that whole situation stinks! The GV rep sounds full of it but what to do? I would second Tony's suggestion of communicating with Dan, he's got mad skills and knowledge.
I don't recall seeing very many of the CLASSIC TDs equipped with the GV unit here on the forums. A handful if that, so resources may be few. I'm guessing that motorhomes are a significant % of GV sales so keeping us happy should be important to their bottom line. Hang in there and bird dog it, they can do better than that at GV.

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The only possible reason I can think of as to why it "doesn't like certain engines" is the amount of torque that some engine can generate. I assume the Isuzu diesel engines have a fair amount of torque so I wonder if the gear vendors unit just couldn't handle the Isuzu engine's torque.

Sure seem's far fetched to me.

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We found out early in the Cummins Dodge community that the GV wouldn't live long.

Many of us -- myself included -- wanted a second overdrive with the NV-5600 six speed manual. Solo cruising, or an empty open cargo trailer. Lowest reasonable rpm for fuel economy. I'd have changed rear gearing and tire height. Shot for 30+ Mpg at 58-mph.

The one by US Gear was said to have been better, but production stopped some time ago. OD automatics were pretty good by early 2000's and sales had dropped. Far more diesels, and far fewer big block gasoline.

Guys with my truck and interest have shifted to 7 & 9 speed Eaton-Fuller Roadranger non-synchro manuals. Won't break (unlike 5600 when towing heavy; 30-35k combined), but needs fabrication help to install and use. From 16, 17 and 18" tires to 19.5 commercial. And re-geared. Well above five grand parts cost with careful used buying and DIY.

Goes without saying there's no pleasure in reciting this.

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Personally I think the Gear Vendor is a POS. I believe that it is also used in VOLVO cars or was.....enough said. A rear end ratio change is by far the least expensive option, but will suffer on the low end. The best option in my opinion for what it is worth is the investment in a transmission change with overdrive.....actually about the same money (investment) but much better results.....just saying, Regards, Bob
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Personally I think the Gear Vendor is a POS. I believe that it is also used in VOLVO cars or was.....enough said. A rear end ratio change is by far the least expensive option, but will suffer on the low end. The best option in my opinion for what it is worth is the investment in a transmission change with overdrive.....actually about the same money (investment) but much better results.....just saying, Regards, Bob
There was a lot of talk on more than a few forums questioning the durability of Gear Vendors for a few years. That talk has diminished over the past couple of years, so maybe their quality is getting better. It is unfortunate that Gear vendors isn't helping out with parts or advice, but that's what you can expect from a company with a checkered past.

As for changing your 4.56 to a higher ratio or adding an overdrive transmission, it's kinda tough with our diesel powered beasts; too high an overdrive and they'll bog down and you're shifting down like crazy all the time. Touch the diesel and down the transmission goes, which means a rebuilt transmission, sooner than later.

It would be real nice to put a 7.8L 300 hp 6 speed Allison instead of the band-aids that we add, like Gear Vendors, or my U.S Gear, but that's a pipe dream.

I do love dreaming though..........

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Old 11-22-2017, 09:54 PM   #11
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Sorry for chiming in a bit late but I had to run into Seattle today to pick up a new double oven set so I could have turkey tomorrow. The old one kind of smoked itself on Saturday, put on quite a light show.

Speaking of smoke I think Tony and Mike might spreading a bit around also.
That being said I do have a GV behind my Isuzu and I probably put close to 60,000 miles on it before I smoked a clutch and had to send it in for a overhaul. I should add that I bought the unit used so I have no idea how many miles it has seen. The overhaul/exchange was about $1200 but I don't remember for sure and I'm too tired to walk out to the moho to look it up.

The unit was designed and sold by Laycock DeNormanville and used in Jags, Volvos, Austin Healy, Triumph and many other cars. GV bought the name and rights to manufacture. This is a simple explanation of how it works that I came across some time ago. "In the Laycock overdrive unit, the annulus was mounted on the output shaft of the unit and drove the propeller shaft and the planet carrier was splined on to the output shaft of the main gearbox. The sun gear was mounted on a sleeve which slid over the gearbox output shaft and splined to the sun gear was a cone clutch. The cone clutch was used to engage or disengage the overdrive." There is an eccentric washer on the front of the unit that drives a oil pump that provides pressure to engage the cone clutch.

The unit does have angle cut gears that help hold it in overdrive and GV recommends disengaging overdrive going down grades as the gear cut pushes the sliding unit the wrong way causing excessive wear. The Sprague clutch can be damaged if you try to back up in overdrive.

As to Russell's unit I wonder what the oil looked like. If the clutch was burned, it would be obvious in the oil. I also wonder if a pressure test was done to verify pump function. The guys at GV have always been helpful to me but I have no idea what went on between GV and Russell's mechanic. It would be interesting to have more details.

I don't believe the Isuzu has anything to do with the situation. And Brad, the hp and torque numbers are not very impressive, it is not much of a powerhouse and the BAE turbo only puts out 10 psi of boost so as not to harm the normally aspirated engine.

If Russell is interested I have a couple of Laycocks in my shop if he would like to see what is inside.
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Personally I think the Gear Vendor is a POS. I believe that it is also used in VOLVO cars or was.....enough said. A rear end ratio change is by far the least expensive option, but will suffer on the low end. The best option in my opinion for what it is worth is the investment in a transmission change with overdrive.....actually about the same money (investment) but much better results.....just saying, Regards, Bob
Totally agree with this guy! The probable reason that the Gear Vendors doesn’t like “some diesels” is that the power impulses from them is much stronger. I remember when GM first produced the 350 diesel. I believe every one of them had to have the flex plate replaced with an updated/much stronger one before about 40,000 miles. This is also the issue of why diesels in aircraft have not caught on. They are or were having problems with the props holding up to the sharp power impulses. A GM 4L80E with a after market controller I believe would be the best way to go. GM used these for years in the diesel pickups. Maybe a beefed up 700R4 but you may have to do some research to see if they have proven. Motor On!!!!
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There is no doubt a lot to be said about diesel power impulse. In the case of our little Isuzu's, they still have the original very heavy flywheel in addition to the GMC flex plate that helps to absorb some of that impulse. I don't recall anybody here having a flex plate fail other than myself but mine was due to mis-alignment. Also the TH 450/475 doesn't have a lock up torque converter so I would doubt the GV sees much of the impulse at the rear of the trans.

It would be interesting if somebody came up with a flex plate with a spring loaded center dampener like a clutch disc. It would be easy because the Isuzu starter ring gear is on the flywheel not the flex plate so a clutch disc with holes to bolt to the torque converter is all that is needed.
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poor performance of the 4L80e with a TCI controller behind my 12 valve Cummins is why I bit the big $$$$$ bullet and put a Allison T1000 6 speed in. Works like a charm. Was not cheap, but what's $10G here and there.
My big problem with the 4L80e was heat and TCI. Had a cooler in front of the radiator, one behind the right headlight, and one under the radiator before it would stay cool.
The TCI controller was obsolete when I bought new from TCI. Only one guy at TCI know anything about the unit I had. Tried for over a year to get hold of him. He never was there and him voice mail box was always full. Their new unit may be fine, but I'd never buy anything TCI.
Just my personal experience with the company.
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Speaking of smoke I think Tony and Mike might spreading a bit around also.
Uh-huh, we're not the ones blowing smoke Dan; right Mike?

Jeez, after a post like that I'm thinking Alfred Noble will be sending you a medal; if you don't already have one.

My bad for calling you a Brit; but at least, you do have part Canuck. Would imagine most Americans don't know of Arcadians.

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doesn't matter if you use the GV or others... you will find that by reducing the RPM... you will overload the diesel engin... causing other things to go out... The engineers set it up to run at optimum .. and now you want to change it...

I tried some time ago .. and found that the OD aftermarket ones were not as good with tons of vehicle moving down the road... their was one other compay US GEAR that made the OD unit I remember I talked to them at some length... and told them what I was trying to do... What I bought was a custom one.... and it was engineered to handle the MH's weight... but they quit when the auto manufactures went to OD units in their trans.

I found that even though the OD unit worked well.. it got really hot... and while the engine was (at that time gas) working.. it made less gas mileage...as well... the bigger problem that I started having was the drive line... universal joints.. started going out... and eventually a vibration set up in the drive shaft... which required a new larger dia one to be put in...

I taked to the engineer at US Gear... and told him I was going to change to the dodge 6..tubro... He said then that OD unit would handle it but, doubted if it would improve anything... but, we bolted the OD on the back of the Dodge trans...So we put a dodge 6 with its trans in the MH... things got more interesting... now instead of the driveshaft... rear axle started to have problems... and the rear tires started overheating... and having problems... on the road... only used the US Gear OD a couple of times.. and when we did.. the engineer was right... things got worse and not better...

We changed the rear axle ratio to a 5+ under his recomendations... and thing were good again.. the mileage actually went up... and no more pounding vibration...

So maybe the org. eng'rs were right.. and letting the engine spin (454) at 3K was where the sweet spot was... changing the engine to diesel... and trying to slow it down only increased the firing pulse loading on the rest of the drive train...

I think I heard that the GV guts were taken from a EU small cars transmission.. so now what makes you think that its going to hold up .... some people re-engineer things that go the wrong way.. I have found.. and yep I was one of them.. thinking I was knowing more than the mechanical engineer did... wrong answer...
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There are some interesting things in the above post but also several that I might question. I agree a lot of engineering went into the design. The axle and driveline are based on the weight of the vehicle and the power delivered to it. BTW increasing the rpm of the driveline may incur a whipping situation requiring a larger diameter or different structural design.

Now GM sold Airstream an engine/chassis which contained a 454 which was rated at 240 net hp @ 3800 rpm and 375 lbs. ft. of torque @ 3200 rpm going through a Dana HD70 rear axle with 4.56 to 1 ratio and a GVW up to 16,000 lbs. This is taken from the GM Motorhome Chassis Manual.

In the coach which is the subject of this thread, the lads at Airstream decided a different engine would be a great idea. They chose an Isuzu 6BD1 diesel.

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Here you see the spec of that Isuzu which states 130 hp @3200 rpm and 253 lbs. ft. of torque @ 1900 rpm. Now granted the lads at Airstream also added a BAE turbo to the mix. I have never seen a claim to the actual benefit of this modification however I am not overly optimistic as it is a low pressure turbo putting out a maximum boost of 10 psi. I just don't think these numbers are going to harm to any drive components aft of the transmission. As mentioned in a previous post the Isuzu maintains it's heavy flywheel in addition to a flex plate and the TH450/475 non lock-up torque converter, I don't think diesel impulse is an issue.

My coach is a 1982 280 that is pushing 190,000 miles. I had new bearings put in the rear axle but it still has the original gear set. I also had the drive shafts straightened and rebalanced when I shortened them for the GV installation.

As illustrated above the 454 makes max torque at 3200 rpm which run through 4:56 gears makes sense at 55 mph which was the law at the time the coach was built. The Isuzu making max torque at 1900 makes much sense going through an overdrive of some type.

Changing the rear axle ratio will lower rpm for the least amount of $$$ but considering the power of the Isuzu, pulling away from an intersection becomes an issue and the slightest grade will require 2nd gear. An overdrive transmission makes sense but cost and issues with aftermarket electronic conversions for a 454 are such a challenge I can't imagine trying to find one that would be happy with my Isuzu. One last thing, low power gets much help with more gears, the GV gives me 6 forward speeds a opposed to 4 with the od transmission. The GV may not be the answer for everybody but it works for me.
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Ahhh the turbo... the main reason that one really want it is when you start driving at higher elevations...without it the diesel drops off radically as elevation increases... which then with it... the turbo spools up and supplies air at the 30 inches needed to maintain the PH and torque as if it were at sea level... ..

One doesn't need to be a engineer... to figure out that By slowing down the drive shaft... one really puts more torque on it... to get the same speed out of the wheels... thus the pulses are in spacing.. are spaced out further... thus to get the same amount of torque through it.. the pressure pulses (fire pulse) must be logically higher than if the drive shaft was allowed to spin at a higher rpm and the torque is developed at the rear end gears.

However, the after market OD units attached to the back of the trans... most of the time auto types... They then took the RPM of the engine ... lowered it by gears... and speed up the driveshaft...

three things then happened ...
One is that the OD gears ended up with more torque and pressure on them... when in OD... thus they got a lot hotter... most needed a oil cooler attached to the trans or put out in line with the radiator...

The second thing that happens.. is by slowing down the rpm of the engine.. caused the increase in fireing cyc pressure to have to go up... to meet the same or increased load as one increases the speed of the vheicle... so what goes south is ...one also starts to approch the converter 'stall speed' .(most are around 1800-2200 rpm... if you have a tac on your car.. Put your car in 2 or select starting in second gear... from a stop light.. start accelerating.. and you will see that the RPM will increase to a point... before the trans/converter locks up... at low rpm the torque converter actually is why the engine can idle at the stop light and not stall the engine)
What happens then when in OD it causes the converter to lock and unlock as the engine fires... at or just above the stall speed of the converter... and because its oil coupled... causes the oil to boil at the torque converter vanes due to the increase in pressure required in OD...

And finally... while the the diesel engine is good for low rpm.. one can over load it.. thus lugging it... which cause all kinds of bad things to happen... one being the black carbon trail coming out of the exhaust...

What the engineers do at GM or others.. is find the sweet spot for operating the engine at the optimal economic speed... (normally about 60% of the max torque/hp point on the curve... but, diesels are strange... they can be lugged at lower rpm...hp/torque... remaining constant... and they can be lugged at higher rpms.. at max effort... unlike gas engines..

As to the fireing of the charge in the cyc... gas engines are more like steam engines... where the burn rate is controlled by the retardants added to the gas... Diesels on the other hand are fired by compression.. which is the next best thing to a explosion in the cyc.... thus the fireing of the gas engine is much smoother... than a diesel... and that becomes a problem where the rubber meets the road.. kinda thing..

With all that in mind... I found on of the two speed rear axles.... made for diesel trucks.... i.e they actually had two sets of gears in it... that were on the pinion side of the rear end... and you electrically then could change it while you unloaded the drive... and shifted... This worked better than the OD unit and helped keep the amount of heat down at the OD box...

But, I don't think they have these around anymore for low ton'ge vehicles...

However, even that doesn't help the auto trans out... because it does the same thing.. in slowing down the diesel engine... and making it come up with lower RPM... for the given speed down the road...

One other thing one wants to look at is the towing ability of the engine /trans package . Here one can see what the manufactures are saying the max load which a utility vehicle they make can tow/pull... and is the best way to get a ideal powerplant/trans for the replacement... but, be advised.. your in the experimental area.. and on your own if something happens... insurance normally won't cover mods made to the vehicle... including adding OD aftermarket units... so I found also...

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Nor do the enviromental nazi's... as they look at mod's today as being environmentally not correct...CARBS and NOX's.... and some states wont let you change engnes/and/or transmissions...

They look at it as a modifed' emission vehicle.. which they frown upon...

So even while you think the old squirls down under the engine cover.. are spin'n at mach speed... ya just have to get used to it...and grin and bear it... or buy a new unit...
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This is in the process of being resolved by my mechanic guided by the reps at GV. So far, I have had a new module ($200) installed plus labor. Did not fix it. Now, the problem is most likely the OD itself. Ordered a remanufactured one from GV (over $1,700) plus 6 hrs labor at $130 per hour. The work has not been done yet, but hoping for a complete fix. I was told by the GV rep, to run Lucas 75-90 Synthetic in the OD and change out to new fluid every 1,500 to get the most out of it. Also, was told to disengage on downhills, and when disengaging, be ON the throttle. Hope all of this will work and give me many more than 24k miles.
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