Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="psduser1, post: 702035, member: 735"] Alright, been a while since I started this thread...update. I had my old 6 speed torn down for a rebuild. As I was told here, the regulator had come apart. That is part of the front case half, and not rebuildable. My guy called several places, no new case halves were available, and the list price was about $650. No good. So I called Midwest back, and ordered a reman unit from them. They were prompt and very helpful for me, and answered all my questions! Yesterday, the tranny arrived as promised. The only problem I had, and its both mine and their fault , is that we did not discuss my clutch setup! Apparently, this clutch /flywheel setup uses a "303" style roller bearing, which is about 30% larger than the standard 7.3 pilot bearing, o.d. Now, Midwest sent me a replacement needle bearing, standard od, with a larger I id to match the input shaft, which they had sleeved . Once we figured out what I had, the only solution from their end was to return the case, and they'd change the shaft out for a new one, which would allow me to run the larger roller bearing. Incidentally, the one I have is only a year and a half old, and already trashed. I don't have another three days to drive to mn, get the shafts swapped and drive home! After talking to Scott at Midwest, and my clutch guy here at home, we decided to use an Oilite bushing machined out to fit the existing input shaft. Scott assured me that it would not void the warranty on the transmission, and in fact agreed that it would probably outlast the needle or roller bearing setup. We'll see. I've had at least 3 bearings in this truck in the last 80k miles, so that shouldn't be hard to beat! Since I am to dumb to figure out how to post pics on my phone, I have some up on instagram, same user name. [/QUOTE]