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.010" thou seems ok, its just for preventing hot lockup. as all parts expand....
i think 10 thou is ok, on the lower amount. im sure its a range, really.... secret.

Thanks. Hope is a range, should be given the age.

Is it likely I got a bad bearing in my kit? It's NSK 6035…goes on the end next to 25 tooth 5th gear main shaft and washer. (#11 rear bearing on one chart)

Seems less tight than one would think being brand new. The center up and down play is not bad, but the interior race side to side seems more than you'd think (and is a little more than the old that way).

Probably just paranoid. With oil in it, probably won't do that, be like the original. Has the ring and slot on it, but doesn't require it (have 2 in my kit like that).

Only other holdup, assuming I put back in the old 5th gear big'un with the spline slop, is that somehow somewhere the smallest circlip on countershaft went missing during the down time (#32 on Sidekick chart). Going to have to order one from GM parts. Price is not bad, but the shipping is goofy high. ($2.66 part +$9.95 shipping).

Main shaft middling is done otherwise, except for 6305 press on.

rc