[longassname]

I understand how the forward clutch works. Think of it like trashed brake rotor. The brakes aren't supposed to be doing anything when you aren't pressing the pedal but if the rotor is trashed they drag all the time.

I'm not saying it is the reverse clutch--just that the reverse clutch is the mostly likely candidate if you are in fact experiencing a high stall rpm from a standing start. Although Harvey is a very bright guy to my knowledge he has not rebuilt dozens of these transmissions and does not have the hands on knowledge I do. I might also point out that the reverse clutch is listed in the trouble shooting table of the factory service manual for a high stall rpm from a standing start.

The question is are you experiencing a high stall rpm at a standing start or are is the engine hesitating. Do your rpms go up and then it jerks when it starts moving? That's a high stall rpm from a standing start.

If the hesitation is the engine rpms not going up that's something else.