chunks of metal on the gbox drain plug

[bobbrumby]

just drained my tranny oil and there was chunks of metal on the drain plug magnet. It can be hard to get into reverse sometimes but i am guessing this a sign that my transmission might be on the way out, even though it seems fine in all the forward gears. I supose all i can do is change the oil then again next service and keep monitoring it. Anyone else had this happen, what was shagged?

[pearcey]

If the metal on the magnet is like fur then you are ok as this is just normal but if it is actual pieces then you may have a problem. As for the hard reverse it is supposed to have synchro on reverse gear but if it`s had a hard life this may not be working as well as it should. If The reverse synchro has to work very hard if it`s thrown into reverse while you are still moving forward.

[markmclauchlin]

Spot on there


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[bobbrumby]

nah it had chunks like when you drill a hole into steel and the chips of swarf come out like just under one mm long

[taslucas]

Are you able to post a pic of the metal chunks?

[bobbrumby]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2012/01/1.jpg

That big shiny diamond shaped one in the middle is infact 2.19mm across

[taslucas]

yeah they do seem to be a bit bigger than the normal wear shavings. Id start saving up for a rebuild or search for a replacement, but im no expert....there may be others on here with a better analysis. Good luck with it mate, hope its not too bad.