by sloppy2nds000 » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:40 am
ya guys i did get the park pawl to properly work with the detent and drum. so park is now functioning properly, i think it was a tension issue from all the drag, but i dont know. i pulled it out, inspected it, cycled it a dozen times and it was fixed. so who knows about what was really happening there.
with the fairbanks kit you drill that 3/64 hole for the converter lube too, and the manual valve in step 5 there is spot on, even with the end play of the shaft to comb arm, the end is only .020, so the vane stays in the land and only protrudes into the cavity about .014. it looks identical to the picture there.
all the check balls are and where in their proper locations in both sections of the valve body. 7 balls in the top section and 1 ball in the middle section. the directions were not as nice as the transgo directions but they were still easy to follow.
my old front clutch pack was not badly worn, the fibers still had their cross hatching and compared to the new fibers they appeared to be barely worn. the front steels showed signs of a little heat, but had a lot of glazing. which was why i replaced them. the rear clutch pack showed more wear on the frictions, but no heat on the steels, just glazing.
is it ok to scuff the steels with emery cloth or sand paper to remove the glazing? i used to do that to my dirtbike clutch when i couldnt afford to buy new steels. it worked great. ive got some 2000 grit sand paper that i used to polish my center section support, that might take the glaze and heat marks down without scuffing the surface. or i could go buy whatever i may need to make the whole thing work in what ever combination i configure.
but im leaning towards putting the old front pack back in and checking the gap on the new rear to make sure its within spec
though ive been anxious to get the truck back on the road. ive taken my time with this whole process, been very thorough, and 2x 3x checked my progress.
i plowed with my buddies truck yesterday, and today ive got family stuff to do, so i havent torn it back apart yet, but theres a brake in the weather for a couple days so hopefully ill get i started this afternoon and have it all squared away tomorrow. but who knows.
91 w250 a518 regular cab plow truck, bone stock, just over 100k, 1 ton front springs and air bags in the rear
94.5 f350 crew cab long bed powerstroke, 100hp beans injectors, solid state chip with 6 pos switch, adrenaline HPOP, about to turn 300k, summer work truck.
1970 bmw 2002, inka orange
1987 vw golf gti, 2.0l conversion
1994 bmw 525i