...Not all good. I think I crushed the Torrington bearing when I put the extention housing in. It goes to the trans shop Wednesday. I'm hoping there is no damage to anything else. I heard what I can only presume was a crunch when I started to tighten the tail housing down though, and yes I didn't just crank them down, I worked them down slowly criss crossing to keep even pressure as it went down.
When I called Mike and explained it he said don't drive it, so it's getting towed to the shop to have my stupidity corrected.
If anyone reading this attempts there own build, I have only a few words of wisdom: DONT if your working in a set time frame. It takes longer then you think if you have no experience. RECHECK everything several times before you put snap rings or bolts or anything in. If it doesn't slide easy, don't force it. If it makes a sound that you don't like, disassemble to make sure no damage is incurred.
All in all, if I had rechecked the bearing when the extension housing went on by taking it off and making sure I didn't have something shift, and if I had kept rechecking fluid when I initially filled it, I'm pretty sure it would have been a problem free start.
It really makes your stomach sink when you spend a lot of time on something and it fails, especially when everyone thinks your stupid for even attempting it.
Not all trans builds are success stories. I wish this one was
SHIIIIT!Im sorry it f ed up on you, it's prob something simple and don't let it get you down,i had mine finished 3 times before it was ok and yes stomach knots every time,You attempted and that sais a lot,takes big kahonas to do it yourself,to do anything yourself,GOOD job none the less:thumb:.
