Very Strange: 6 clutches/too many steels??

[tomard]

I have a spare KTF tranny that while I was having issues with the 4BQ, I would try, but have doubts .....

I can see the output shaft and the 6 clutches, with alternating steels, BUT ON TOP are 2 or 3 Steels before the snap ring ..... ????????

Is this someones idea of improvement or asking for trouble, should I just disregard and put the TH350C back in until the 4BQ is fixed ????

 

[Lee Thompson]

waved

Ending with 2 steels is correct. The last one being a waved steel. This is to eliminate the bang when low or reverse is engaged.

 

[tomard]

Looks like 3 steels and they are all the same ......

 

[jakeshoe]

There is also a snap ring there that maybe you are seeing. It's going to be hard to tell the cushion from a regular steel.

A stock class trick is to eliminate some of the drag by eliminating some of the L/R frictions in 200 3 speeds and TH350's, etc.
You use steels to take up the space.

 

[bison]

Looks like 3 steels and they are all the same ......

Someone probaby added one on a rebuild. Thinking they were going to take away some of the slop. The slop is there to reduce drag since the clutch pack is not engaged at high driveshaft speeds.

 

[tomard]

Closer look

I opened it up today and there are definetely starting with a steel alternating with 6 clutches, AND ENDING UP WITH 3 equally thick steels at the end, THEN a snap ring .....

If I am okay with this, I want to try it on car ....... and if I can drive it, fully functional, I will start working on my BQ problem, that I want to use for some runs ......