Well, I went ahead and took off the cover plate that's in front of the four speed transmission. This is the conver that has the dip stick and where you replace all the hydraulic fluid that is constantly dripping out. I took it off and the rear of the shuttle is exposed. It looks all nice and shiny. Just like it cost several hundred dollars, which it did. I'll try to send photos of this tonight. This is the mainshshaft where the round shims are suppossed to be between the end of the shuttle and the snap ring that keeps the shuttle fron crshing into the transmission. The shims are supposed to be included until you have between .025 and .045 inches of clearance. When I put mine together it had no clearance so I put it together with no shims. Today, looking at it further, with a flashlight, it appears that the snap ring is warped (sp?) and there is clearance on one side and not at the other. You can turn the shuttle by hand, easily, and the snap ring is in the groove all the way around, but the top or outer edge is bent toward the shuttle. So, how does this happen? Did one of us remove it with a screw driver instead of the reversed duck-billed pliers? The screw driver might have twisted it if it was just "muscled" off of there. Who knows? I really don't see straightening this spring steel snap ring while it's in place. Also the guy at the dealership that I talked to yesterday said he never remembered putting one together without some shims in place. If that's the case, even without the bent snap ring, it looks like my shuttle is longer, by a few thousands, than it shoud be. Any feedback? Thanks, Packratc
It looks like I'm destined to have all the problems possible for a 580CK. Aren't I the lucky one?