Re: [Amc-list] T-96 woes (again)

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Don't be to hard on yourself. I got a doctor wandering around not sure why my shoulder still hurts.
I suspect the same, "why did this fail" thoughts go through his head ever time I walk in his office!

I got a handful of shrinker/stretcher tools here or on the way, maybe we can try em on my shoulder and you trans!!!
i bought a new one from Harborfright and turned around Friday night and bough two more off of evilbay!

    Don't know what the weather is out there but we is saultry roasting weather. 85* and 100% humidity plus 40mph wind gusts,  We had the perfect setup Rain from a nother front moved in early and settled in for the weekend, now, ike is joining inadding  40moh winds and rain.

   My niece in houston spent the day replanting all of this years plantings that cama up rooted.
They've been told a week till they get power, at least their home is fine, Brick on a slab. new construction with a hurricane closet where the huunkered down with the dog and whated for 7 hours.
--They say the have gas to their stove and hotwater heater a gas grill an unperishable food  e

   Sound like to me all the need is a Natural gas generator 
and they'd be living on easy street!

zdon't mind the typing.
I mowed today and my sinusis are in shambles.took Tylenol -PM as it has benedryl in it.
Too 10mg of ambien to help me sleep later.
it all kicked in a bit quickler than I expected.
Now where did i put those jeep keys.
I wantta go fo ra ride and see if i rememeber it or if i can figure out why I wake up in jail!!!
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Welp I got the spare T-96+OD into pieces (that part somehow is never 
> that hard :-) and off to the local shop for hot-tanking. Except the 
> rollers and delicate stuff I'll do myself.
> 
> Main and clutch shafts and rollers are all good. In fact this trans 
> looks really nice inside, no chipped teeth, friction rings good. After 
> cleaning I'm gonna dip it in a solvent+oil mix, let dry, and bag and 
> label the parts I don't use.
> 
> It came out of a Classic, I think, and was definitely not Twin Stick 
> (underdash cable came with). If so, I'm probably gonna swap in the 
> non-T.S. 2nd gear ratio. The big 2-3 spread sounds great, but it's 
> actually a pain to drive in town, where you do a lot of 2 - 3 shifts. 
> I'm always reaching the revs up to pull a lazy 3rd gear. Tiring. Yeah, 
> split 2nd will be useless, but except for showing off it's not much use.
> 
> I may keep it depending on my laziness factor on assembly day; do I 
> *really* feel like pulling out the countershaft?!
> 
> 
> 
> I am still not satisfied I found out why it failed, and this makes me 
> really nervous. At this point I'd be GLAD to find out I was a complete 
> ass assembling it. Then I could avoid it!
> 
> But I have some things to check, like, how much clearance is there when 
> the clutch shaft is pressed inward? (Against the installed front bearing 
> and circlips vs. no circlip). WHat does it take to make the clutch shaft 
> contact the mainshaft? I'm assuming that the rollers themselves take the 
> inward force, then the ends grind down and ruin everythign. But I really 
> just don't know.
> 
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