Welcome

Hey Mopower71,

Thank you visiting the new forum and posting. Adam set this up for us, and I hope it will be a source of useful information for everyone.

As far as what you are experiencing. This is normal for a torqueflite. When you turn the driveshaft or output shaft in the opposite direction it will feel tighter as the overrunning clutch in the back of the transmission case is holding the low/reverse drum and rear planetary carrier. When you turn it normally (clockwise as viewed from the front, counter clockwise if you are turning the driveshaft by hand) the overrunning clutch unlocks.

As for the band moving around, this is pretty much the norm also with the type of rear band anchoring system that this transmission uses. Make sure your band is adjusted correctly, and let `er rip! :mrgreen:

Chris