Second tranny in...second tranny out!

[taz]

I pulled the pan on my 200R4 tonight and found the clutch material I predicted, but also found a very thin disk shaped piece with a hole in the center and about 4 pieces of what look like a snap ring. They are about 1/4" long and curved.
I had the tranny rebuilt ~300 miles ago, and installed it with a freshly rebuilt D5. It shifted firm through all gears, in fact, still does. But just the other day it wouldn't shift out of first(TV cable adjustment did nothing). Then two days later I decided to take it out one more time, and it shifted firm through all the gears, but when I slowed down, there was a tell-tale sound that said something was still wrong. Now I'm just not sure what. This is the second rebuild that has gone south in less than 700 miles! This one was supposed to be a no-charge replacement for the first one.
The car was a mid-12 combo, and now is becoming just an eye sore.
Any thoughts?

 

[WE4]

Taz..........

I feel sad that you have had these problems. Please come down or call and let me see what PTS XTREME can do to assist you. Too bad you couldnt make our open house on Sunday. I think it would be an "eye opening" experiance. We will have some tech stuff happening so.. Give us a call and tell Mark who you are and let me see if we can help you out.

Bruce
We4

916-381-0106

 

[taz]

Bruce

That sounds great! I've been seeing your name and PTS Xtreme on a number of threads. But I didn't realize how close you were. We've lost a lot of school days this year due to budget cuts, so I've got some longer weekends coming up. I'll give Mark a call. I love a good road trip!

Any thoughts on what might be lying in my tranny pan, where it may have come from, and how the thing still works without it? I know it wouldn't have lasted much longer, but I found a related thread from 2001 that talked about the same metal pieces, and the source was never discovered. Just curious.

Thanks for the help!