madmikeismad
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I thought a regular manual valvebody did that? So that in "D" it was actually in 1st and "1" is actually 3rd?
I just scored a full manual reverse valve body built by Joe Webb tonight. Now to see if I can buy a new gate plate for my shifter.
Did you check PATC?Anyone with good sources/pricing for new stock-replacement shafts for 47RH?
wittrans.com has decent prices on used shafts. I don't recall seeing any new ones there.
Where did you get your rebuild kit?I'm about midway through my build. This, like I said earlier, is NOT rocket science.
One thing I did notice was in my rebuild kit (stock style clutches), some are a dark gray color, while the rest are the regular tan. Anyone know why?
I am in the process of building the clutch packs. I will be contacting my friend with a machine shop to mill some pressure plates to fit more clutches. I received one extra clutch for each pack, but had to reuse 1 steel (they were all in good shape anyway). I want 900hp to the ground in my drag car, so this should be a good test to see how well the stock style clutches hold up. I did sand all the steel plates which Bponci recommends here: Trans overhaul - Competition Diesel.Com - Bringing The BEST Together
I didn't sand mine. Should I?I'm about midway through my build. This, like I said earlier, is NOT rocket science.
One thing I did notice was in my rebuild kit (stock style clutches), some are a dark gray color, while the rest are the regular tan. Anyone know why?
I am in the process of building the clutch packs. I will be contacting my friend with a machine shop to mill some pressure plates to fit more clutches. I received one extra clutch for each pack, but had to reuse 1 steel (they were all in good shape anyway). I want 900hp to the ground in my drag car, so this should be a good test to see how well the stock style clutches hold up. I did sand all the steel plates which Bponci recommends here: Trans overhaul - Competition Diesel.Com - Bringing The BEST Together
I haven't tried sanding the steels, but just looking at the wear on some of my used steels, I'd venture to say sanding will help them bite more at first but after 40-50 passes, the clutches will polish out the sanding marks in the steels and you'll be left with smooth "wet honed" polished looking steel surfaces.
Maybe if you hit them with some 60 grit paper you could cut deep enough scratches to last the life of the clutch pack???