oh, yea 3 friction rings in my forward drum were fried, I'll get a picture of them here in just a few minutes.
but not the drum with the sprag on it, but the one that fits on top, I went and got 2 6" C-clamp, to press down on the springs in order to get the lock ring in, but because I worked on it until like 10:00pm, I think I was maybe tired, but I know I have had 2-3 hours of trouble attempting to get that lock ring in.