Chuzie's '77 Project

[chuzie]

I tried the cheap way out and went to harbor freight to get a bearing/bushing tool kit and it only covered a couple of the bushing I need to replace (mostly greater than 1.25" which is the max the Kit will allow) so I am just going to get on the horn tomorrow to either find an automotive machine shop or tranny shop to replace my bushings. I can't justify paying so much money for a proper set when I am only going to use it once (unless I start doing trannies for a living).

I also have to find a seal protector for my pistons. I can't get them on there and if I use much more force I am afraid I will cut a seal so that is on my list too.

I snapped a bolt in the back of the one way clutch outer hub because my cheap torque wrench is, well, cheap. So I am going to have to find a replacement for it and likely the entire set of 6 since I now have to assume the others are over torqued and just didn't snap. Any suggestion sources please speak up.

Let's see what else do I need at this point to finish the build.....

-New neutral safety switch
-Helical for the pan bolt hole that is stripped
-Bushing replacement
-Seal protector
-Torque wrench that is worth a damn

Haven't taken many pics yet but I will before I go back up with the unit. Here is one of the few I have taken so far.

FWIW- I have yet to find any mechanical defect inside the transmission that would suggest why I could not sift into 3rd gear. Looks like it must have been the vacuum line. Whoops!!!