Little metal disks in transmission pan

[reed2nv]

I have a 1997 explorer 2wd 4.0L sohc automatic. I had to drop the transmission pan since I had a leaking gasket so I went ahead and changed the filter and fluid. I found 6 or 7 small metal disks in the pan. Does anyone know where those came from and do I have a problem since they were in the pan and not where they are supposed to be? I did not have any transmission problems prior to dropping the pan.

Thanks

 

[corkey]

they are spacers for the gasket, look in the old gasket for the holes they came out of,

 

[reed2nv]

thanks..you are correct, I didnt look at the old gasket at all. My new gasket from autozone does not have them, do you think that is ok?

 

[BrooklynBay]

There is a sticky thread about these spacers on the top of the transmission section. They are only found on rubber gaskets.