IS My auto tranny finally giving up the ghost?

[verboten at michiganvw.org (Jason)]

well that just doesnt sound good then ...sory to hear tony........

On 5/9/06, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Tony's tranny has a 2nd gear band, but no first gear band, so there is no
> way to adjust or fix problems with 1st gear engagement short of a rebuild
> (at least as far as I know).
> Also Tony installed some sort of ATF intended for high mileage trannies,
> so I would assume that would do the trick.
> There were a fair amount of small metallic particles in the pan. Not
> clutch or band friction material and not a very fine grit like you might
> expect considering the clutches and band. Bigger bits. Never a good sign.
> I'd like to do an autopsy, just for shits and giggles, given the
> opportunity.
> Dan
>