Recent content by '68 Coronet R/T

Got everything cleaned up and polished and then began the reassembly. Put new discs and steels in the clutches, the rings and seals on the pistons. Reinstalled the front drums and the pump housing to check for shaft endplay: The endplay was more than desired but unfortunately my rebuild kit...

Took the pump assembly apart to clean and inspect. The rebuild kit should arrive on December 24th, so I will post more progress pictures soon.

Scrubbed the casing and tail housing, then spray painted them. Waiting for the rebuild kit to get here so in the mean time, working on getting all the exterior parts cleaned painted.

Great, that will help. Should I try to clean the outside of the aluminum case with something? Scotchbrite pad and a particular cleaning solution maybe?

Yes, I have the FSM.

So what was the original color of these transmissions. What I am finding in my searches is black or dark gray but most that I have seen look unpainted?

A few more pictures for those interested:

Okay, I dug into the Service Manual and found it. It has 3.8 stamped on the side.

Okay, I maybe confused as to what the Kickdown lever is. It seems when I do a search online about 4 different images all claim the title of kickdown lever.

Thanks, that helps alot. From center hole to center hole the kickdown lever measure 3.125" I assuming that's how the length is measured?

I watched a video by CRT Transmission on how to install a shift kit. When it came to enlarging holes on the separator plate, I found mine were already enlarged to 11/64" diameter. Next was a modification to the upper half of the valve body, when I checked mine, that also had been done. So I am...

Spoke with Ray yesterday. He couldn't offer much help but did think that the colored springs indicate a shift kit has been installed.

I had assumed that the plate contacting the drum surface would be the pressure plate, however I did notice a much thicker plate, about 1/4" thick but it was once spacer plate from the Snap Ring. So it went snap ring, metal plate, 1/4" metal plate, then disk, plate, disc up to the drum contact...

Okay, here are the valve body components. How can I tell if a shift kit has been installed? My thinking is the color of the springs but not sure.

So the front clutch assembly does look a bit rough. The second clutch discs and bands look like new. Here's the front clutch components: All the plates looked like they were overheated. The discs do not look real worn though: I did notice that the front pressure plate was bowed and not...