BEGINNING OCTOBER, 1980, A NEW WAVED CLUTCH PLATE AND REDESIGNED APPLY RING IS IN PRODUCTION FOR ALL MODELS OF THE THM 325, 200, 200C, AND 200-4R TRANSMISSIONS. THE NEW DESIGN LO & REVERSE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY CONTAINS A WAVED CLUTCH PLATE AND THE APPLY RING WIDTH IS REDUCED TO ALLOW CLEARANCE FOR THIS EXTRA CLUTCH PLATE. SEE FIGURE 1. THE PAST DESIGN LO & REVERSE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, WITHOUT THE WAVED CLUTCH PLATE, IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE AS EXPLAINED BELOW. SEE FIGURE 2. ** CHARTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN BULLETIN **
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