Hi Frank,

The truck runs great. I got it back on the road just in time – there is snow all over the place now in our area and trouble free reverse is very helpful in these conditions. How is the weather at your place?
To compress the flat springs I started with C-clamps but found it cumbersome, time consuming, and unstable, tried two jaw pulley removal kit (works better, but does not leave a lot of room to work inside the clutch cylinder). For my home garage conditions I found the best tool was Transmission clutch spring compressor: KD Tools (KD 2398) Automatic Transmission Clutch-Spring Compressor. You would still need a number of rings suitable for different clutch cylinders to compress the flat springs. I used different sizes of plastic pipe couplings from a local hardware store. The tool works great! Two spring loaded tabs go in the top snap ring groove of a clutch cylinder safely securing the tool in place and adjustable pads compress the clutch spring by means a threaded rod.
Sergei