thanks dudes. i've lined the clutches three times and it never occurred to me. your right about the cork strips. everytime you tighten the hose clamp it pulls the strips along with it. i ended up with JB weld all over my hands adjusting and sliding them back in place. iam almost out of cork so when this lining fails iam gonna look into the stuff from mcmaster. I just don't want to blow up the transmission with aggressive friction lining. (edited)