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Good observation! It has gotten hot at some point in its life. Not necessarily getting hot now but could be. Since you are this far in , i would go ahead and remove the clutch plates and check everything out, when things get that hot they have a tendency to warp, i would also check the bearings and gears making sure everything is rolling smoothly as it should.

Sorry to disappear on everyone after asking for help. I haven't had much time to work on it at all and have been tied up with other projects. I did get it back together and hope to mess with it more soon and will report back when I do. Thanks to everyone who chimed in