Ok, you guys talked me into rebuilding myself, I need help now ;)

..aaand I just dropped off the drum at the local trans shop to have them replace that bushing. The expert there told me in badly broken English that you guys are all wrong and that the only way to do it is use thinner steels. Reminds me why I never have taken a car to a mechanic.

I did measure the original clutch stack and the new one out of curiosity. Difference of .040 (newer is thicker of course, .618 vs .658 ) No surprise I guess.

Also...the soaked but now dried as best I could red thins measure .061, .061, .062, .062 and .063 so I guess I have an extra .004 in there from soaking.