First A-833 rebuild, what to look for?

yellow rose said
The dis coloring looks like ATF was used at some point. I guess it could have been run low on gear oil as well. That shaft runs on needle bearing so when I see discoloring I get nervous. I usually put the main shaft in centers and check the runout. If it's round run it.

AJ/FormS said
The coast-side flanks of the clutch teeth are easily identified by the number of teeth with wear marks. The coast side will usually have 2 sets of 4 or 5 teeth that are worn and shiny. The sets are 180* apart.
On the drive side,all the flanks will be worn shiny.

yellow rose: you mean the discoloring towards the tail-end of the shaft? I have noticed in removing the gears from the main shaft that there is a bit of a gray pasty stuff inside (between gear bushing and main shaft surface) that I'm guessing is worn steel? The gears do have those bronze Oilite bushings which look OK and they spin smooth on the shaft. I'll get more pics up as I tear down the main shaft I just need to order a set of snap-ring pliers that are actually beefy enough for the job.

AJ: got it, there are definitely some teeth worn and some not so it looks like that's the coast side. Can you tell from the pic if those can be dressed up or are they too far gone?