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Re: chunks of metal - define chunk? Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: chunks of metal - define chunk?, aaron, Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:58:35 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
From an ideal standpoint, anything you can see as a 'piece' with the naked eye is not good. That implies something like bearing spauling or a piece out of a gear.
That said, in reality, you are probably OK. The first 'chunks' could have been there as part of the build process, and maybe something liberated after a while (seen in the second change). The fact that the amount of large metal particles is decreasing is a very good sign. Most gear and bearing failures produce a wide range of particle sizes, and tend to get bigger as the faults progress.
What you don't want to see on the magnet are things recognizeable as a sizeable portion of a gear tooth, or something that looks like a nut cluster of metal chunks on the magnet.
If you're seeing just some fine, silvery sludge, that's normal wear and tear, and a good sign for the future health of the tranny. I have seen some pretty major pieces of metal in a sump and the tranny still work.
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