Greetings..and..Transmission

[GeoHacker]

So, so far all good and smooth, except for the low whining.

Regards and thanks!!

You're welcome, thanks for dropping in.

Fixkick would know better than me about all of this (his encouragement and tips have been a huge help here too), but minor metal is ok from what I've read here and elsewhere. Chunks though, are indications of something more serious going on.

My transmission had a bunch of magnetic fuzz around the plug, nothing major really.

Next check may find black lab dog hair remnants impaled in bearing remains. Tried to get it all out, succeeded mostly I think, but that stuff sticks to grease and oil like nothing else, particularly that fine insulating fuzz.

"Dog hair kills Geo transmission in only 2k miles! New world record for futile efforts in category: animal sabotage."

Because I've lost my mind at this point, I added some bling (gold paint) to provide a little charm to the box, so the clutch has something nice to look at, and to give the car a little bling in case somebody gets to visit it again someday at some parts yard. (2k miles I reckon, thanks dog) All mating surfaces are nice and shiny before sealing, not like the rest of the dirty old thing.

Seals have grease applied so no dry startup. Next up…bell housing…then spacer and transfer. Need to locate some more GL-4.