904 Pump Removal

dart_68 said

If you're not going to pull the tranny out then you definitely want to lock the front band down. Even so, getting the pump back in will still be an exercise in patience. Trying to get the pump back in without locking the innards in place is nearly impossible in the horizontal position. Been there, tried that.

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Agree with you on that! Although I did rebuild a truck 727 from pump-sprag with it installed in the truck. Huge pain making sure that the drum, clutches, and sun shell were installed correctly. With the assembly stacked up on the bench, I measured the gap of the shell-drum. Then played with it til I got it right when it was in the truck, held it upright long enough to tighten the band up and slide the pump on. I was a lot younger then. I’d break my neck, now.