New 4 speed - clutch slipping

[raycow]

Originally Posted by jjames

The trans guy corrected this by putting a large (truck style) retainer bearing on the transmission (5 1/8" diameter) which matched the bell housing and the 3 speed that I removed.

Ok, that's what I was going to ask about, so the diameter mismatch was already taken care of. However, it does sound like the replacement bearing retainer might stick out farther than the one on the Saginaw, which puts a bind on the throwout bearing.

Ray