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Topic: Gunk in the pan?
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mustang68mustangs
Journeyman Posts: 96
From: pittsburgh,pa.usa
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 04-14-2002 07:25 PM
   
As some of you might already know I have a 68 stang with a 466 560 horse in front of a TCI C-6 trans.
Well the pan gasket on the trans was leaking so I decided now was a good time to replace it and dump in some type F fluid for a firmer shift.
I drained the pan the fluid was like new as it only has about 1k on it.But in the pan when I took it off I found some black material coating the bottom of the pan.Should I worry about this is it just clutch material? Is this normal? One other thing that kind of scared me was I found a small metal chip aBout the size of half of your pinky nail maybe smaller.
I have heard alot of bad things about TCI but this was after I bought it.
Just wondering if I should be concerned about this.
Bob
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 23691
From: Saco, Maine USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-14-2002 07:53 PM
The clutch dust is normal if the tranny hasn't been cleaned in a while. I'd want to ID the clip, though. Can you post a pic of it? ------------------
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'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
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mustang68mustangs
Journeyman Posts: 96
From: pittsburgh,pa.usa
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 04-14-2002 07:56 PM
I cant post a pic but it looked like hard steel not alum. or brass or bronze .Looks like a chip of a gear or something.It was really small.You said if it wasnt cleaned in a while the dust is normal. But it only has 1k on the trans.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 23691
From: Saco, Maine USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-14-2002 08:03 PM
It's normal for some material to come off as the clutches burnish themselves into the steels. After you clean it, it shouldn't deposit too much more.I don't know about the foreign object, though. If the trans is working fine, I'd do the fluid and filter change then just keep an eye on it. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
MCA Member # 47773 My wife says I don't pay enough attention to her... or something like that...
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