Yes, sir. Thank you for that advice. I know that the plastic housing on the pin is delicate.

I had to halt work on the trans in preparation for a busy memorial day weekend, but work resumes on it tomorrow.

First order of operation is to disassemble the planetary gear train, lube all bearings, and check thrust washer condition. Pre-dissassembly clearance is on the tighter end. I bought the gear train as an assembled unit, but I don't trust that everything is well lubed.

The video series that I have been consulting assembled the planetary gear train component by component inside the main barrel. Do you recommend this approach, or assembling the gear train beforehand and stabbing it?

Any recommendations for increasing the life of this rebuild is appreciated. I have time to order components if there are any parts that I should update.