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Old Feb 5, 2011, 03:25 PM
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I just had my tranny and t case rebuilt and the shop said they found a 10 mm socket in my 5 speed. They said it had caused very little damage. Has anyone heard of something like this before?
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Old Feb 5, 2011, 03:27 PM
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Not until now. Consider yourself lucky.
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I dunno, it would have been in it for at least 40,00 miles if some one had been in the tranny before I bought it.
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Old Feb 5, 2011, 06:46 PM
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Like he said consider yourself lucky no big damage was done and didn't cost you big money
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Damn, you got really lucky. Good thing they found it before something really bad happened.
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Did you get the socket? Seems like it should be your property.
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Originally Posted by barneyb
Did you get the socket? Seems like it should be your property.

Yeah, I got it. I'm gonna make a clock out of my old tranny guts...maybe a lamp too.

I just was curious because I have seen what foreign objects in other trannys have done and it was never like this.
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Just curious - what's the brand name on the socket?
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It may have been in there from the factory. I know someone who had a screwdriver inside the mounted/balanced wheel on their Acura from the factory.
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in several cars i have found tools and sockets stuck in random engine bay spots...never found anything inside my trans...is the rubber grommet around your shift fork in place?
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Originally Posted by milford
in several cars i have found tools and sockets stuck in random engine bay spots...never found anything inside my trans...is the rubber grommet around your shift fork in place?
nah, but that wouldn't matter. It was inside the transmission, not at the flywheel. I have aluminum tape covering the holes now until I can get some new grommets.
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wow, you are lucky. not the best news though as to why it would be inside the trans
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Okay so first has your tranny ever been taken apart before this....and second by who?
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