904 Transmission Stopped Going Into Gear

Good point, I might give the rubbing/tapping methods a try.

The edges are a but rough because my bushing driver always shifts a little bit when I drive a bushing and makes a little ridge on one side. Once its driven in I go back and "shave" off any ridges with a razor. I realize that that is not optimal and probably contributed to my tight bushing. It is what it is.

Ok, gotcha.
Also it does look like the two drums are not quite together.
One clutch plate not aligned on the splines could cause your end play to be tight as you mentioned.
If this is the case and you find it isn't all the way seated you may have the opposite problem with your end play.