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Old 02-25-2004, 08:06 PM
StealthTJ StealthTJ is offline
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Example of why you never get your auto tranny flushed

Here are some photos of what often happens if you take your Jeep (or any vehicle) to one of the lube places and get the auto tranny "flushed" with a machine.
They guy that brought this vehicle into the shop yesterday (he's a friend of one of the techs), had the tranny "flushed" and a lube and tune place last Saturday. Vehicle was running fine before the "flush". After was slipping and not shifting correctly.
We dropped the tranny and disassembled it.
Here's the filter element, removed from the plastic filter case and opened length wise. It's packed to the point of being clogged with metal debris and burnt clutch material:




Band destroyed:




Drum destroyed:




Pan loaded with metal and burnt clutch material. Tranny fluid badly burnt:



Clutches and metal. Note glob of metal on one of the clutches:




Valve body loaded with metal and burnt clutch material:







Fred
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Base - '98 Sahara, 4.0L 6 cyl, Auto (swapped from 5 sp)
Suspension - 4.5" Currie Suspension Lift + 2" PA body lift, RS9000 Shocks, Currie front adjustable track bar. Currie Tie Rod and Drag Link, Currie Anti-Rock Sway Bar, Currie control arms. RE adjustable rear track bar.
Axles & Lockers - Dana30/Dana44; LockRite/Full Detroit; 4.56.
Drivetrain - AA SYE and CV Driveshaft, Tera 2wd lo.
Armor - Full
Wheels - 35x12.50 R15 MT/R's sipped on 15x7 Champion Beadlocks.
Recovery - Warn XD9000i
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