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Well. I'm sitting at a gas station right off the highway. The car was getting warm so I pulled over to check it. I went to pull the transmission stick. I hear a pop and there is no scale on it anymore. What should I do?

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#2 · (Edited)
maybe one of those long flexible magnet rods. Otherwise you could pull the tranny pan and pull the piece out from below. Or pull the dipstick tube which is a pita ..

EDIT: i think i misunderstood you , are you waiting there afraid to drive the car ?? I'm pretty sure it wont hurt anything to drive it, the piece should remain lodged in the dipstick tube, if its short enough to fall out the bottom than it would sit in the pan, the filter would stop it from getting sucked up. I would just drive it home and fix it, if it were me. Maybe someone else can confirm it isn't an issue for at least getting home..
 
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