Hi Peter...
ah, the shrapnel and the flakes... they're the leftovers from
when a nnedle bearing, race, shaft and gear decided to self
destruct. the flakes are basically grindings or shavings as it
tore itself up. They're about the size of little gold flakes,
and they were carried throughout the tranny and the OD.
Everything was flush cleaned, but Jim says th change oil anyway,
the oil movement, specially in the OD is bound to flush more
out....
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Zaborski" <peterz@merak.com>
To: "6 Pack (E-mail)" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 19:33
Subject: RE: Update on the blown Tranny
> > From: Ken Davis [mailto:kenjdavis@home.com]
> > Sent: July 23, 2000 11:39 AM
> >
> > Well, I'm poorer today than I was on Friday morning,
> > but I've got my rebuilt tranny in and undergoing 1st
> > drive testing. Plan on changing the oil about 120 Mlles
> > or so - next weekend, to help as a final flush of internal
> > stuff.
>
> Ken, glad to hear it's working out. One question though... I've
never
> rebuilt a gearbox so can't speak from experience... however,
why would you
> need to do a flush after a rebuild? Where would the "flakes"
come from whae
> all the parts are freshly replaced? I'm quite curious, any
explanation you
> can provide would be much apreciated. Thanks.
>
> Peter Zaborski CF58310UO
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