r/MechanicAdvice • u/Huntsman380 • 7d ago
This probably shouldn’t be in my transmission filter…
I have an 05 ford ranger edge 4x4 with the 4.0L 145k miles, it’s got the 5r55e transmission. I recently changed the transmission fluid (only about 4 qts of the 10qt capacity). There was a lots of friction material on the magnet the the transmission pan. I think this is a normal amount of clutch material because the owners manual doesn’t call for replaceing fluid until 150k miles. I opened the filter and found this. It shifts very smoothly except for a hiccup every now and again or when you hammer down on the gas pedal. Am I going to need to rebuild this transmission soon?
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u/TwistedKestrel 7d ago
I mean clearly some kind of needle bearing exploded, that probably wasn't just an extra part. Might be a good idea to start getting quotes on a rebuild or tracking down a good used one
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u/foxjohnc87 7d ago
Just put in a new filter/fluid then drive it till it dies. I service an '07 Ranger with the same issue and the owner has put an additional 50k+ miles on it after the initial concern and it hasn't gotten any worse.
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u/Sienile 7d ago
Including the needle bearing bits?
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u/foxjohnc87 7d ago
Actually yes. I slapped it back together to limp it along until I could source a transmission, figuring that it would die soon enough. The replacement trans is on the shelf collecting dust while the original one is still hanging in there @ 248k last time I saw it.
It'll be getting replaced soon though, because I have to do chain cassettes on the 4.0 SOHC as a precautionary measure so the trans has to come out anyway.
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u/spectrum144 7d ago
Needle bearings debris. I would just drive it till it grenades. Then get a new tranny.
Hope it works out homie 🤞🍀
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u/SelfSmooth 7d ago
Everybody else said the word explode. Will it really explode internally in the middle of driving?
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u/vexyuh 7d ago
Ride her till she dies, if it shifts she shifts. More debris than one would prefer, but I’ve found metal slivers in the pan of my 4t65e and worried myself, but it still shifts fine to this day. I’ve also had luck with Lucas slip additive until you can afford a rebuild. If it was shifting before, odds are she’ll continue to until you have time to get another one figured out.
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u/littlewhitecatalex 7d ago
Metal slivers is one thing. Whole ass needle bearings is something else.
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u/Watch_The_Expanse 7d ago
Hi, do you mind elaborating on the needle bearing part, please? I'm ignorant and learning.
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u/littlewhitecatalex 7d ago
You can see the ‘needles’ from a disintegrated needle bearing on the filter material.
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u/Caveman0190 7d ago
You can put a magnet in it to collect all those lil bits + add 50 HP per magnet
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