John
"I removed the box today and to my horror found large pieces of brass in the
overdrive strainer." Large pieces or chunks are relative to what you call
small. Large pieces are probably not from the bauking (syncro) rings.
However
destroyed thrust washers in the sun gear or behind the unidirectional clutch
will leave brass actually bronze, slightly U shaped, consistent thickness
bits in the strainer. This also leads to a complete OD rebuild. The operating
shaft in the OD has a "O" ring that should seal the shaft to keep the oil out
of the solenoid housing. Loose long bolts in this area can allow a slow leak
around the threads. The front seal tends to leak a bit if the surface on the
first motion shaft is damaged or the main bearing or bushing in the back of
the crank is bad. Also there are some seals sold that are not quite the
correct inside diameter and doesn't "squeeze" the shaft enough. Looks like a
tear
down is in order.
Aloha
Perry
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