T176 rebuild kit plastic thrust washers???

[CJAndy]

Good evening jeepers,

Just been rebuilding my Dana 300 and T-176 Transmission , the 300 turned out brilliant and the rebuild kit was great from Novak. However, the rebuild kit for the T-176 included 'plastic' thrust washers!!!!
Surely not plastic!
Have any of you done this rebuild using a Novak kit? Anybody else come across this?

Thanks from across the pond!

 

[Lumpy Grits]

I for one have never seen plastic thrust washers ever used for a tranny rebuild.
Have you called Novak, and ask's them about it?
Have you pull'd your 176 apart to compare?
LG

 

[CJAndy]

Yes Lumpy got it stripped down and they are metal as you would expect. Not contacted them yet just thought I would check with you guys!

Thanks

 

[1986cj7]

Yes I bought the kit also from novak and also got plastic thrust washers. Lucky
my old ones were not chewed up. I used my old ones. The Dana 300 kit comes with metal thrust washers I don't know why the cheaped out send plastic.

 

[CJAndy]

Yeah modern materials eh! Looked them up online and they are supposed to be ok, hard wearing and very low friction. One of the metal ones is s bit crappy so will give them a whirl!