Crank Thrusting Foreward Issues

T56MaxTorq said

Thanks for the info guys, lots of good stuff. I have a feeling the trans went in a little goofy and damaged the crank. I may have felt the trans in a goofy spot and corrected it but the damage had been done. hard to say since it was so long ago. I'm gonna grab a different 318 mag crank and huck this one, they're plentiful enough. Add some new bearings, do some oiling mods and get back on the road. I'm secretly excited to see what condition the oem pistons are in after adding that much boost.

Phil

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Question, have you pulled the trans out and looked for the front pump ears on the pump gear? It has been said above and I'll say it again, there is no way those pump tangs or ears are stout enough to as to push the crank forward enough to cause that damage! No way! To give you an example of how fragile they are. I was installing the 727 trans back in my Dart and I was having a lot of trouble getting the convertor to engage with the pump! I finally got the convertor to slide in far enough(just by hand) to install it. Guess what the trans didn't work! Just by me sliding the convertor in and out and rotating it, I broke the damn tangs off the front pump gear.
I don't say this to cause a pissing match with you, but rather instill in your mind to LOOK else where for a cause.