Thanks for the thanks. I'm not an engineer and only a mechanic by avocation. I just try to direct people to the answers that I would be looking for (some of which I have researched and compiled). This site provides the hands-on owner with more resources than what was previously available anywhere else.
Be sure to check out the article on cleaning the governor in
Service Counselor Vol. 24, No. 5 (p. 18). The Training Booklet and 51-54 shop manual feature identical text in this regard (as part of an overhaul), but the SC article goes into a bit more detail. If you've worked on any automatics as a service man, I'm sure you know not to use wire brushes on these parts.
Ultramatic is a bit different than any other automatic that you may have seen or worked on. The planetary set-up with long and short gears threw me, at first. The lock-up converter concept was decades ahead of Chevy and Ford.
When you're finished with the Training Booklet, take a look at the last ten pages of the
Ultramatic Drive section of the 51-54 shop manual. It covers design changes regarding the torque converter (and clutch), planetary and pump check valves that went into effect for 52.
Just take it all slow and easy, and when you're ready to gop to work, start with the least invasive approach(es) first.
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