Got the trans back in and done.
Firing it up occasionally, i would add fluid, then cycle the shifter thru each gear... initally, forward abd reverse worked, but were slow on applying. (Low fluid)
Then.... all gears were forward... i thought to myself WTF.
Then thinking on it, i guessed that the assembly grease i used to hold the checkballs in place probably had'nt freed up yet...
Got more fluid, added 4 more quarts, fired it up again, and after cycling the shifter some more, the checkball came free, and i had normal gears again... took it for a spin, all gears work, shifts nice and firm, im satisfied, i just added too much fluid and it pissed out the excess and coated the exhaust and rear end.
Now parked, drip drying while i wipe it down.
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