is my tranny dead?

[shelbydz]

okay. I think I found the source of my knocking sound. The input shaft on my tranny wiggles quite a bit. I can actually see bits of metal inside the seal there. There's also tranny fluid IN the torque converter. I'd think that would mean that the bearing is going out??

I also pulled the pan off and there was a good ammount of metal IN the pan and on the outside of the valve body.

Can someone confirm that this would cause my knocking sound that I was hearing, and the loss of power. When I pulled the car into the garage, I noticed that no matter how much gas I gave it, the car didn't want to move. My Dakota did the same thing when the tranny died

[LancerShelby]

The tranny sounds dead. No big deal. Throw it away and find another one at the wreckers.

[shelbydz]

that's what I wanted to know. I can swap a tranny out no problem, but I wanna make sure that's the problem before I go and spend $75 at the yard.

thanks

[ShelbyMotorspts]

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There's also tranny fluid IN the torque converter.

There should be tranny fluid in the torque converter.

[LancerShelby]

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Originally posted by shelbydz that's what I wanted to know. I can swap a tranny out no problem, but I wanna make sure that's the problem before I go and spend $75 at the yard. thanks

You found the problem, lots of metal and a loose shaft. There should only be a fuzz of metal on the magnet, no more.