Chris,
I bought a neat CD off Ebay with a lot of good machinist info. I've been studying it a bit at a time while training for the "other" job.
I will get a hardcopy though to keep in the shop.
I played with the lathe last night for a couple of hrs. Turned out about a dozen TH350 direct pistons for the 5 clutch setup, cut a TH350 drum for the big sprag, cut a TH400 forward hub for a torrington, played with a TH400 rear planet for a torrington and some lightening cuts, ran a cut across a 400 reaction carrier.
I got a steal on this lathe. It's in good shape, no wear on the ways, everything seems tight, got some tooling with it, steady rest, etc, etc.
The only issue it has is the motor was replaced and the new motor for some reason isn't stable. I believe it is a bit more HP, and it jumps around a bit and I think it is transmitting the speed fluctuation through the belt and causing some chatter on harder surfaces.
I couldn't get a good cut on the reaction carrier at first, I got it fairly good but not quite as good as I want it.
I'm going to brace the motor up or have the orginal motor rebuilt.
