Chuzie's '77 Project

[chuzie]

Here is the scoop to date.

Paid $45.00 to have all my bushing removed and pressed back into place and to replace the One-Way clutch outer hub mounting bolt that I snapped with my cheap torque wrench. I actually went ahead and bought a full set of six since I should assume that I over torqued the rest and just got lucky they did not snap.

Anyway, I started the real build today by installing the two servos and the one way clutch outer hub. Here are some tips I got from the tranny guy today. Make sure you scotch pad the movement surfaces for the o-rings that go to the servos or they may heat up during the break in period. He also caught a mistake I made with the pistons. I installed the wrong o-rings. One piston is supposed to have the square cut ring and the other receives the round o-ring. Don't miss that step. Also, it is easy to get all the o-rings mixed up since a handful of them are similar in size. I would say the best thing to do is to match up and identify the proper new o-rings to the old ones as they come off during tear down to prevent any confusion later down the road.


Here you can see everything is pretty much out of the case except the outer hub in the back and the shift lever on the right side.



Reverse servo installed along with shift lever


Intermediate servo installed. Don't forget to scotch brite the walls and lube the o-rings.

Here are the six one way clutch outer hub bolts I was talking about.

This is the rev-high piston installed in the drum. Careful with that spring!!! I did not really need seal protectors since I lube the seals with petro and was gentle on the install. Remember to make sure you use the CORRECT seals.