Dodge72
Odd one out
Sorry for the extra topic, but this is a totally different question. We'll, more like verification for the rookie.
Built me a 904 to go on the back of my basically stock rebuilt 360. I was told that this came out of a 70 E body. Anyways, I used Oregon Performance Transmissions "HP" rebuilt kit with all the goodies. Originally the old tolerances for the trans were good, just the front clutch burned up.
It came with 062" red raybestos clutches (all of them the same thickness) and 069" steels. The rear clutch clearance came out to around 032". The front clutch has a tolerance of .116". I'm going to say that is because my friction plates are all the same thin material. For the rest of the trans, I have 4 pinion planetaries and everything else is stock.
Per factory spec these are fine, are they going to be fine when I install a TF-2 shift kit? I read somewhere on my searching that because of the higher pressures that the kit produces that being on the looser side might be a good thing.
One last thing : the air check. Got me a cheapo pancake air compressor and performed the air checks, but I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for as abnormal. So! Here's a video of my air check!
Please note that I kinda screwed up on first testing the front clutch assembly. Trying to move the phone around resulted in me not sealing the passageway entirely. I corrected it and repeated the front clutch at the end to make sure I sealed off that port with my air gun.
The rear clutch makes a much louder thud than the front clutch. Normal? Also, is the air bleeding out when holding the gun in the passageway normal or not? I did replace both piston inner and outer seals. I tried to remove the air gun quicker once the circuit was pressurized and each time, the bands snapped back to resting position and the air quickly "puffed" back out of the same passageways.
This was long and most likely boring lol, sorry! But I've never even gone beyond servicing a trans, let alone rebuild one before and I want to make sure everything is correct before heaving it back up into the car. I appreciate all feedback, thank you!
Built me a 904 to go on the back of my basically stock rebuilt 360. I was told that this came out of a 70 E body. Anyways, I used Oregon Performance Transmissions "HP" rebuilt kit with all the goodies. Originally the old tolerances for the trans were good, just the front clutch burned up.
It came with 062" red raybestos clutches (all of them the same thickness) and 069" steels. The rear clutch clearance came out to around 032". The front clutch has a tolerance of .116". I'm going to say that is because my friction plates are all the same thin material. For the rest of the trans, I have 4 pinion planetaries and everything else is stock.
Per factory spec these are fine, are they going to be fine when I install a TF-2 shift kit? I read somewhere on my searching that because of the higher pressures that the kit produces that being on the looser side might be a good thing.
One last thing : the air check. Got me a cheapo pancake air compressor and performed the air checks, but I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for as abnormal. So! Here's a video of my air check!
Please note that I kinda screwed up on first testing the front clutch assembly. Trying to move the phone around resulted in me not sealing the passageway entirely. I corrected it and repeated the front clutch at the end to make sure I sealed off that port with my air gun.
The rear clutch makes a much louder thud than the front clutch. Normal? Also, is the air bleeding out when holding the gun in the passageway normal or not? I did replace both piston inner and outer seals. I tried to remove the air gun quicker once the circuit was pressurized and each time, the bands snapped back to resting position and the air quickly "puffed" back out of the same passageways.
This was long and most likely boring lol, sorry! But I've never even gone beyond servicing a trans, let alone rebuild one before and I want to make sure everything is correct before heaving it back up into the car. I appreciate all feedback, thank you!
