Saved From Scrap

The only big wind was out of weather men's mouths. We lost electric for a day had some storm surge and a lot of rain. Over all not that bad considering. The Street I live on ends a couple blocks down at the river very near the mouth where it meets the ocean. The storm surge came up the street. I walked out at five in the morning to see what the hurricane had done during the night and my street which is about 5 feet below my door I had a 6 to 8 inches of water flowing real hard back to the east toward the river. The high water mark was a few feet higher up. It was like a rapid flowing real hard back to the east toward the river. It was like a Flash flood in reverse. By 7 am it was all back in the river. Fun to watch nature remind us we don't have control.

 

Amen.
And life is fragile and precious. I've seen too many friends die for no good reason. And personally having lost a piece of my left breast, my right testical and my right adrenal gland to some nasty tumors, I have learned what is important. Those I love, respect or admire are are reminded often and I hold them close. They are few. A day above ground is no longer taken for granted. Be glad you were given that appreciation for our place in this world so young. Some never learn.

 

Pic looks good but there is no input shaft seal. Tried to buy one years ago and was told that. But this one has a quad ring in the front. That is for shipping and storage issues only. It is not a serviceable item. I got my sign and will save you one. Leave the front alone.
You have come a long way. Hope you don't loose your steam!

 

I was told the quad ring was there for units shipped with oil, just to keep that from happening during shipping.
In normal operation that is not a problem. The input shaft normally has a fair amount of play but should be replaced for worn splines and or pilot brg area. Also remove the clutch shafts from bell housing. Are the tips on the fork worn? Bushings for the shafts are available as one long one in the center on each side or two short on the out side of each bore. If the shafts and bushings are worn you can change to the other style of bushing and run on a new section of the shaft if that has not already been done. Do not wiggle them by hand and assume no play means they are good. The front bearing cover can be removed without pulling the bell housing by tapping two holes , at 180 degrees, to 7/16. install bolts and pry under the heads or use slide hammers. Yours probably has a nut under the cover. It is left hand threaded. Grind a chisel as needed to open the stake locks. shift two sliding clutches in gear and remove the nut with a hammer and chisel. The tool is expensive for a one time deal and buy a new nut.

 

X is overdrive but with a straight H pattern instead of the horseshoe pattern or overdrive against the dash which was common of that era. Only difference is the top an O plate will bolt on an X trans and vise versa. A truck of its vintage could have a lot of things changed