71 W200 Clutch issues. (me moaning and groaning)

[oldfrogdiving]

So for the first time since buying it in 2018 my beater 300 dollar ish 71 W200 has failed me! clutch went out the other day I crawled under there, removed inspection cover noticed that the T/O bearing was off the fork, spent some time getting a bushing from a riding lawn mower A arm on the engine block side of linkage which really made it less sloppy (Mechanical clutch). Got that all sorted popped the T/O bearing back on fork clutch. Drove about 3 miles and it went out again. I just had to have my right hip beefed up with more screws, its hurting like a son of a gun so crawling under this thing with my battered body is proving painfull.
When I was inspecting it again I notice cracked metal on the face of the clutch near where the T/O bearing meets, I have pulled the same tranny (NP435) out of my 66 D200 slant 6, this looks a bit different. There are only 2 bolts holding the NP435 to the cross member and a intermediate shaft. The upper of the cross member is riveted to the Frame. I can get the tranny out ( Im laying in sand and stickers) working on a piece of 3/4 plywood (nothing new there). I guess im just blowing off steam until the tylonol kicks in, the rain stops so I can go back under. I LOVE THIS TRUCK!

[PwrWgnDrvr]

A 66 435 is not the same as a 71 435.
Pull it all out, repair/replace/rebuild everything needed....problem solved.
People who won't pay to do it right, pay to do it twice.....do it right or do it again.

[Wildergarten]

...do it right or do it again.

...and do it while you can still get the parts. By the time "again" arrives, they may not be available.

[oldfrogdiving]

Looks like its the pilot bearing/bushing its cracked! I have a new T/O gonna research it a bit further my leg swelled up big time pushing it too hard.