Need 4-speed Help

mopar head - I think I misunderstood your Hung Clutch issue. While the trans was out last time, I did inspect the pressure plate to see how the TO bearing contacted the 3 prongs. All prongs were evenly disengaged, so may not be that. I thought you were referring to the TO bearing being wedged in at an angle and bypassing 1 or 2 of the 3 prongs... Oh, I did inspect the TO bearing operation including proper fit and movement on the trans output shaft. What I didn't inspect was the clutch disk being installed the proper way or if any oil dripped down from the valve covers from the many attempts to adjust the valves. Was pretty careful to keep the clutch disk clean during the entire installation process... May try your light and mirror inspection method before trans removal.

blu340dart - Yes, SC came w/plate and pressure plate is new. Dreading the thought of the chatter being the flywheel because that would mean I need to pull the trans and SC this time.... ARG!! But, might be inevitable. Would there have been any obvious visual sings of a flywheel needing to be resurfaced? Would it have been visible to a visual inspection? Can you tell I'm trying to eliminate all possible things before concluding I need to remove the trans and SC again???

Appreciate the sentiments of providing help... It's not fun doing this with the car on jack stands and a floor jack on your own. Plus, I'm all whiny because we're having cold weather and it's 45 degrees in the garage here in Nothern Cal. I'm sure it's much colder on your part of the country. BTW, the block is a 340 with a 4" Stroker steel Ohio Crank and a newly installed sealed roller pilot bushing/bearing. So, should be okay...

Thanks for all the help guys. I think the only other thing I may have eluded to earlier was the two top bolts that connect the trans to the SC were cross-threaded and we not torqued tight the first time. I inserted bolts from the inside of the SC outward and are now acting as studs. So, I'll try and retorque all four of the bolts again to ensure the trans is secured to the SC and think of other possibilities before tackling the inevitable....