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Old 08-11-2010, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jhv48 View Post
. Thought about going the washer routine, but was afraid that with only four points supporting the trans, I might bend or break something..
Well, I didn't mean to go drag racing, just maybe drive it gingerly around a bit.

I actually grounded down the snout on my toploader with the tranny assembled, taping around the input spline to prevent shavings from entering the tranny. First cut it off with a die grinder cut off wheel, then ground tapered the edges to slide in the pilot bushing/bearing

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. I also think that the bushing should have been put in absolutely dry. The high temp bearing grease that was used probably coked in the first hundred miles and is now causing the drag.
I don't know. With the clutch engaged, the spline of the tranny is rotating the same speed as the flywheel, so there is no speed differential. It only occurs when you have the clutch disengaged, i.e. clutch pedal pushed in. There would be no friction when just cruising around in gear. Now, revving the engine while in gear, at a stop, will cause speed differential.
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