04/26/09

I wont tell you the machine shop cost but I probably came out equal with buying another engine at the end of the day. at lest I know this one is good however.

Here are some pics of the automatic transmission rebuild. I got the rebuild kit from JPAT in the UK. Great people, very helpful and I have the foulis overhaul manual for the automatic transmission and some other downloaded manuals.

This is the top and reverse clutch fully disassembled. I cleaned it all and then replaced all of the rubber seals and the steels and friction plates.

The fully reassembled top and reverse clutch. its the more modern 3 friction plate set up. If anyone is interested i have a brand new top and reverse clutch in the box for a 2 plate set up.

the forward clutch prior to rebuild. this was the really weak part of the system, and mine was no different on disassembly it proved to have eaten through friction plates and steels and badly chewed into the drive plate. I luckily found another new drive plate (they are no longer available) and rebuilt this one. I will however get the original drive plate cut down by 1mm (40 thou) and then install another friction plate and steel. Seems this was a common rebuild technique in the day and the 3 pack clutch survived the pressures much better than the 2 pack clutch.

its hard to see but there is a nasty little o ring on the inside of the shuttle in the forward clutch and thats the seal that gives you the pressure to go forwards!

the forward clutch all rebuilt with new plates. I will have the old plate machined and ready to rebuild with new friction plates and steels again in 50K

The rebuilt box painted and partially reassembled. Forward clutch still to go in.

all together, looking pretty in its new multicolours! for the purists its all I had on hand it will go dull

Austin green eventually

I just thought it looked rather fun in its multicolours!