What I found in my pan.......

[beansblacktsi]

Well this is a used trans I picked up awhile ago and ran last season. I never had any issues with it and everything seemed to work perfect as it ran consistent low 11s. I was working on welding the center diff and while I was trying to pull the viscous coupler out I had to drop the pan to pull the stopper bolt out. I have never pulled the pan before and what I found was not good as you can see from the pics. You can see the wire on the magnet and I found more of the same wire wrapped around the vicious coupler? Maybe not sure what that is for sure but I ended up getting close to a foot of wire out of there. Im having trouble removing the front bearing retainer and the viscous coupler which is behind it. I think it might have to do with what I found. I'm completely lost at why this has happened and how and also why I haven't noticed any symptoms. Not to sure were to go from here.......

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The last picture shows where it seemed the wire was coming from.

 

[Bud92gsx]

At first my thought was what the hel is that..Then the other pictures made me cry a little..What do you think they are? Metal for sure but, what exactly?

 

[97gst_spyder]

WTF? A bolt failed in the last one?

 

[2GbTalonGuy]

WTF is that from?

 

[4Lurker4]

Maybe the previous owner left it there when he installed it just to screw with you

In seriousness, that's real odd

 

[beansblacktsi]

well I got the viscous coupler out and it seemed to be coming from right around there somewhere. The wire that is but still not sure on the Washer/spacer thing.

 

[DSM_munky_man]

Looks like welding wire too me, but for what reason it is in there is beyond me if that is what it is..

 

[91stocker]

looks like a bearing and some soldering wire

 

[97gst_spyder]

Someone left the solder in between the gears when they rebuilt it?

 

[jmartinez1228]

I'm not going to lie when i first looked at the pic i thought they were dead mice sorry.

 

[Cassanova122407]

it looks to be like a mechanics wire or welding wire to meWTF

maybe it was shipped and tied down to a pallet and mechanics wire got in there from tie down..

 

[DSM_munky_man]

Someone left the solder in between the gears when they rebuilt it?

That isn't a bad thought. It is a very plausible theory. Lol

 

[beansblacktsi]

That isn't a bad thought. It is a very plausible theory. Lol

Its definitely not solder. Im about ready to say screw it and run it! I just wish I could figure out what it was!

 

[DSM_munky_man]

It has got to be some kind of wire. By for what reason idk, there isn't any of that in the VC. Was it working fine before I say you may be ok to run it.

 

[JStrateger]

I would run it, if it worked fine before you pulled the pan you might as well. Who knows? It might last you another year, you'll never know until you try. I would start saving up for a new transmission though.

 

[beansblacktsi]

It has got to be some kind of wire. By for what reason idk, there isn't any of that in the VC. Was it working fine before I say you may be ok to run it.

Thats the thing I have no idea because this is my first auto, that is why I was seeing if anybody knew. And everything thing seemed fine to me.

I would run it, if it worked fine before you pulled the pan you might as well. Who knows? It might last you another year, you'll never know until you try. I would start saving up for a new transmission though.

yeah I have a couple others laying around but they are of unknown condition so ill probably just end up rebuilding one of those while I try this one out.

ok I figured out what the spacer was from when I tore apart the diff. It was the spacer for the rear slide gear. I still have no idea what the wire is from though. Since Im welding the center diff anyway do I even need that spacer? Im not to clear on that yet but hopefully I will find the answer.

 

[RedEyeBanDiT]

In case someone else runs into this problem as I just did. The wire is from the inside of the viscious coupler, in between each plate in the coupler is a ring that separates the plates, these rings come up and tear shit up and make hell.

 

[11secDSM]

In case someone else runs into this problem as I just did. The wire is from the inside of the viscious coupler, in between each plate in the coupler is a ring that separates the plates, these rings come up and tear shit up and make hell.

Saw your other post. Glad you figured it out!

 

[Sebba]

What the #### are the puddles of metal shit?