[Mr. A]

Originally Posted by Mr V

As far as using them to shift a 2sp gear box keep in mind that a solenoid is designed to either push or pull but not both. So using one you would only be able to shift once. Now if you had one where you could link the pintles, IE the pintle of a "pull" solenoid hooked to the back of a "push" solenoid, then you could use them to shift back and forth between gears.

Why not use a spring to retract?