[tooski]

Thanks for the response, guys.
As I'm cleaning and inspecting I saw that the direct drum had 5 steels/frictions instead of 4. The pressure/backing plate has only a very small lip on the surface facing the clutch pack. The forward drum had a very noticeable lip in that area. I reassembled the direct drum to check the clearance. With the 5 steel/friction there was zero clearance between the last friction and the plate. One steel showed a slight bit of overheating, the rest showed a lot. I'm fairly sure the apply piston was not or inadequately cut. I don't recall changing a the pressure regulating spring. The one I just took out is a black spring, whatever that would indicate.