Next thing I will do is mate the two clutch packs together. I will get into that tomorrow, its late and bed is calling my name......

 

I ran into an old friend of mine who happened to have a different pressure plate that I can install into the high/reverse assembly. This will give me the room I need to add another clutch set. Im going to back track a bit and I'll get some pictures, then go over that I did.......

 

OK the pressure plat I got was one that typically goes in the first assembly on the bottom. You will notice that it is curved on the bottom and this will give me the room to add one more steel and a friction. So I will remove the pressure plate from the High/reverse assembly and add the clutch and friction plate, giving me 4 instead of 3 clutches in this assembly.






I am showing .039 gap here. It is a little farther then I like, but it is still in specs. Also notice that there is a thrust washer in place on the hub of the assembly. This will need to be in place when you mate the two assemblies together.

 

The forward clutch assembly is mated into the high/reverse clutch assembly. The teeth on the friction plates will need to line up and ride on the splines on the forward clutch assembly, so this will take some careful twisting, rocking and side to side movement get everything to line up. The two assemblies will sit flush with each other once you have them together.

Just before you place them together make sure to check the steel oil rings on the bottom side of the forward assembly and make sure they are loose in the grooves, but the ends need to be locked together, Then place the 4 tang thrust washer in place. Again it is a good idea to use some Vaseline to hold the washer in place.





Once together you will need to place the torrington bearing in the center of the hub.

 

Next is the ring gear for the forward planet. This will get a thrust washer.



Then it will go into the high/reverse/forward assembly. Again this will require the friction plates to line up with the splines on the forward ring gear. Make sure that you get it all the way down in place.

 

Next is the 6 pinion forward planet set. There is a number 5 Torrington bearing that will fit around the large hub of the planet set. The smaller bearing setting next to the planet is the bearing that will need to go inside the planet set once you have it inside the ring gear

 

Next is the sun gear and shell. The sun gear will sit inside the planet set, and the shell will interlock with the tabs on the outside of the assembly. It will take a small amount of twisting to get everything lined up.

 

That will catch the thread up to where I am at this time. I am going to try to get to the Low/Reverse clutch assembly, Governor, and possibly front pump later tonight.

I hope Everyone following this is able to understand what I am doing and if there are any questions, or if you feel I might have missed something please bring them up.