What Overdrive do I have?

[akelly]

Hi All - I'm curious as to what this beast is, its not Fairey...

Top View
http://www.aulro.com/app/data/500/P8070129.JPG

Bottom View
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/08/344.jpg

[davros]

There was one called a Taurus I think? Maybe its a santana spanish unit?
Dave

[isuzurover]

That is a Toro overdrive.

They are MUCH better than a fairey.

[akelly]

Ah, thats what I was hoping! It seems a much more robust unit that the fairey (I have a spare in the shed).

Where do parts come from though? If I understand correctly, these are no longer made?

You've made my day:cool:

[incisor]

three ribs = toro

fwd motors at yeronga used to be the guys but i believe they sold all their gear to someone up north

i spent a bucket load of time trying to source parts and leads to parts and manuals without much success.

i have two of them as well... not that either is getting any usage at the moment...

[Tank]

three ribs = toro

fwd motors at yeronga used to be the guys but i believe they sold all their gear to someone up north

i spent a bucket load of time trying to source parts and leads to parts and manuals without much success.

i have two of them as well... not that either is getting any usage at the moment...
I was under the impression that Fairey internals (gears, shafts,etc.) fitted the Santana box, I was told that the Santana casing was bigger to accomodate more oil, which was a major shortcoming of the Fairey, please correct me if I've been misinformed, Regards Frank.

[incisor]

i dont have conclusive proof but it appears to be at least 50% urban myth from my limited experience...

they look similar but i am sure all the parts are not interchangeable, they would have to be at least 30% different to avoid legal issues i would think.

[scrambler]

How so, Inc? Santana have a track record of purchasing designs and then modifying them - from the Series 3 to the leafsprung Suzuki Sierra. I would have thought that licensing the Fairey design and then improving it would have been right up their alley.

[incisor]

How so, Inc? Santana have a track record of purchasing designs and then modifying them - from the Series 3 to the leafsprung Suzuki Sierra. I would have thought that licensing the Fairey design and then improving it would have been right up their alley.

you answered your own question i thought... :P

depends on what the license allowed but generally 30% was the going rate to avoid complications..

like i said i couldn't find enough info to get determinative proof....

and i haven't had the need to disassemble one of mine to compare it with a fairey so all i have is the bits and pieces of info i found.

[Killer]

I was under the impression that Fairey internals (gears, shafts,etc.) fitted the Santana box, I was told that the Santana casing was bigger to accomodate more oil, which was a major shortcoming of the Fairey, please correct me if I've been misinformed, Regards Frank.

They have different splines on the driving dog clutch for a start, I dont know about anything else.

Cheers, Mick.

[Grimace]

Anyone want to part with one of these units for a very good cause???

[incisor]

sorry, not i....

[isuzurover]

I have my doubts if the "Toro" overdrive has anything to do with Santana.

It may have been made by the "Toro" company
http://www.toro.com/

Either way - it has no parts in common with the fairey. The gears and bearings are MUCH larger, and is has a more durable coarse spline on the drive gear.

[incisor]

http://www.landrover.net/overdrive/