It looks kind of like a dradle its off white and plastic with a black rubber gasket around the fattest part. its no more that 2 inches long and I found it in my trasmition pan when I was changeing the fluid and now I am haveing problems shifting... its an automatic 1990 grand marqi. thanks I appriciate the help.
2006-07-02 05:48:51 · 7 answers · asked by Rachel H 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
that piece is supposed to be there the first time you take the trans pan off the car and can be discarded it was part of the initial build and dropped into the pan during the fist pressurization of the trans so not to worry
2006-07-02 05:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a normal part in the part from assembly at the factory. The plastic plug is used to block off the dipstick hole in the transmission at the assembly plant, after the transmission is installed in the vehicle, the fluid dipstick is inserted in the hole which pushes this plug into the trans pan, where it stays until the trans pan is removed for service. It is nothing wrong with your vehicle, you can discard it. If you are having problems with it shifting, there is a plastic bushing that attaches the kickdown lever from the trans to the throttle linkage. These bushings wear away and fall out over time, this can cause transmission damage if the bushing on the throttle linkage is not replaced. It is under the hood to the left of the carb if you have a carbed engine. Look for the rod coming up from the transmission, and make sure it is still attached to the throttle linkage. I am a Ford technician and throw a couple of these little fill plugs away every day.
2006-07-02 12:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by yugie29 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many Ford cars have this in the pan the first time it is removed. Throw it away and don,t worry about it.
2006-07-02 12:59:10 · answer #3 · answered by Iknowthisone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a spacer used between the gears. If it's broken you're really screwed!
2006-07-02 12:59:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take the part to a transmission specialist he /she will advise
2006-07-02 12:52:26 · answer #5 · answered by mick 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
better go transmisson shop hav it checked you might b falling apart
2006-07-02 12:51:23 · answer #6 · answered by Harold T 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its the pick up tube for the pump.
2006-07-02 13:02:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋