Tranny troubles.

[wannabeprerunner]

i need help i did a tranny filter and gasket on my 96 explorer 2wd xlt 5.0 AND WHEN I TOOK OFF MY PAN THERE WAS A LITTLE YELLOW PIECE WITH AN O RING ON IT THAT WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF MY PAN THE PIECE KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A SMALL TOY TOP WELL I COULD NOT FIND ANYWHERE IT SHOULD GO SO I PUT MY TRANNY BACK TOGETHER AND IT IS SHIFTING BUT WHEN IM IN FIRST GEAR IT SOUND LIKE IT IS GRINDING NOT VERY LOUD BUT IT IS GRINDING ESPECIALLY WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS FROM ANY SPEED ANY HELP WOULD BE APRECIATED.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved your post into its own thread. That part is just a plug. It also means that the pan was never dropped to replace the filter until now. There is a sticky thead on the top of this section about this.

 

[wannabeprerunner]

Thanks!

 

[wannabeprerunner]

Yeah i found that the tread about that plug.But now since I changed the filter when I go into first gear it sounds like it is grinding?Anybody got any info about that?Is my tranny just going out?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Did you find any metal fragments in the pan that look like bearing or band parts?

 

[wannabeprerunner]

there was alot of metal on my magnet and metal in my pan that could have been band parts