Ok, Lonnie told me that little arm is probably bent. Started examining it closer. Now I see what right looks like...
So now it impinges equally upon the plunger and the main body, making this relationship self-limiting in a way (can go all the way flush & nowhere else) time to insert the new 700 filter & bolt up the new pan. SO, I compared filters, and every dimension looks the same except the tube that goes up into the transmission. The factory 200 filter's tube is about .75" longer. Everything else is the same though. Is the filter supposed to be totally parallel with the main body of the trans, or cocked at a slight angle? I ask because there's that option now that wasn't afforded by the oe filter. The oe filter's tube was long enough to have the seal seal up,
and limit it's upwards travel. There's pretty much only one way the oe filter can go on. Not the case with the 700 filter. I don't see it being a problem so I just stuck it up in there and seated it the best way possible. As I bolted the new Hughes pan on, I noticed the 3 little support pedestals cast at the bottom of pan that support the bottom of the filter. I realize this is part of the design but I'm not sure
how much pressure they're supposed to preload the filter with. Am I guessing I'm only supposed to feel just a
little bit of resistance while tightening the bolts?
And final question - like on a set of heads, is there a certain pattern this pan is supposed to be tightened since it's cast aluminum & not stamped sheet steel?