Yes there is supposed to be a spring at the top of the kick down rod on the throttle linkage. Your trans is just kick down not TV so it does not need the rod to operate.
My question is if you changed the bushing in the output housing, the one the yoke of driveshaft rides in, that is almost always what makes the trans seal leak (excessive play).
They are only about a 1/16 of an inch off from factory new as sold, the gaps on the front and back were wide on that era. People making show cars tighten them when they build them before paint.
@@davidwright873 I have built 100's of engines and transmissions and the color of the oil kinda bothers me but the jury is still out lol. Depends on how well the block was cleaned prior to assembly. Machine shop never cleans the block good if they are not assembling it.
