Cone type Sure Grip

I have a cone type Sure Grip (3.23 ratio) apart to look it over before installing into my '66 Fury III. All parts look good and the cones have not bottomed out in the case. I measured the clearance (with hard wax) between cone face and bottom of the case and have right about 0.040" thousandths of an inch clearance. I have read every thread I can find on refurbishing this unit and come up with some different facts that have been posted.

My cones look like this:

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Cone type Sure Grip
Author: jcslocum