I, too, am going to attempt a trunion repair on a 1450.
I have a different question.
Does the damper plate also need the repair weld!!??
I have not found any mention of weld repairing the damper plate, but, mine shows wear in the lower portion of the slot.
I have not yet started this, I have the fenders off, everything pressure washed.
Do I need to split the tractor, or is it easy enough to get the damper plate off while the transmission is in the tractor?
I do have 90 degree snap ring pliers.
Also I found this image elsewhere
Would it be a good idea to make this shape out of 1/8" stainless steel and weld it to the top of the trunion as a repair?
I may also figure out the slot dimensions in the damper plate and add an additional 1/8" stainless steel slot thickness to the damper plate while I have it apart.