[ditman18]

Hey Guys,
Today I was changing transmission fluid. When i opened the transmission cover there were some metalic pieces lying on the transmission cover (see the image below). Any ideas what are these pieces? I guess there's some damage. How can i fix it. Also during shifting my transmission makes a little hit (little shake), Is it connected with these parts?
Thanks in advance.

p.s. my transmission is 722.509

 

[texholdem]

looks scary. Last time I removed the ATF pan I had only some metallic dust collected by a (outside) magnet.

Your transmission 722.059 is unusual. Mine W210 is 722.329 and a year later (1997) they changed to 722.6xx, what car is yours?

 

[ditman18]

e320 1996. Well believe it or not, it is equipped with 722.509 damn i'm so curios ab these metalic pieces. Hope it's not something serious, cuz the mileage is only 140,000km.

 

[Check Codes]

So you guys got the W210 in 1995? Here it was introduced in 1996.

The parts look like they might be part of a pressure spring, but that's just a guess. On thie particular issue You might have better luck searching/posting in the W124 forum since that 4-speed was used extensively in that production model.

 

[Kajtek1]

x2 on referring to W124 section
The pieces look like mild, or semi-soft steel, what could be holding pin, or soft spring.
Could be some wire left during assembly, but I would definitely take the transmission under magnifying glass.
I did service on two W210 transmission and never had steel dust in them. Some aluminum dust and lot of dark dust from the clutches.

 

[tirona]

ditman18, i would also check with w140 and r129 since those are the 2 chassis that used the 5 speed transmission 722.5 in their 6 cylinder models up to 1996. . if i remember it correctly in usa w210 came with 722.3 (1996 e320), 722.4 (1996 e300d) and 722.6 tranny for all models 1997+.

 

[ditman18]

I tried posting in 124, but no progress at all, no posts 124ers don't seem friendly

 

[tirona]

I tried posting in 124, but no progress at all, no posts 124ers don't seem friendly

i don't think they use 722.5 tranny. you have to check with w140 and r129 sections.

 

[Kajtek1]

I tried posting in 124, but no progress at all, no posts 124ers don't seem friendly

Yeah. I love the members personality in this section, although W163 ain't bad.
Than from your report, the car drives with no ill effect? As I advised above -check the transmission visually, clean up the pieces and if you don't see anything missing on the bottom of the tranny "don't fix it if it ain't broken".
In my years in industrial mechanics I have seem much more foreign stuff left inside machinery than that.
My fellow mechanic left his Channelock inside $100,000 gear box. Boy, was that messy repair on the mill where one hour stop generated $60,000 loss.

 

[tirona]

Than from your report, the car drives with no ill effect? As I advised above -check the transmission visually, clean up the pieces and if you don't see anything missing on the bottom of the tranny "don't fix it if it ain't broken".

+1. i would just drive the car and not worry if it's acting fine.

In my years in industrial mechanics I have seem much more foreign stuff left inside machinery than that.

mechanics forgeting stuff inside machinery is not good, but when surgeons forget surgical tools inside patients body is horrible. my brother had major surgery after big accident years ago. he continued to have pain in his stomach area, and later we found out doctor had forgot his scissors in his stomach

 

[ditman18]

+1. i would just drive the car and not worry if it's acting fine.




mechanics forgeting stuff inside machinery is not good, but when surgeons forget surgical tools inside patients body is horrible. my brother had major surgery after big accident years ago. he continued to have pain in his stomach area, and later we found out doctor had forgot his scissors in his stomach

u got to be kidding scissors in stomach? well done doctor

Well, i'll still ask few mechanics about this. if these parts will seem familiar to them, i'll try to fix it, it not, i'll leave it alone.

 

[Musikmann]

...mechanics forgeting stuff inside machinery is not good, but when surgeons forget surgical tools inside patients body is horrible. my brother had major surgery after big accident years ago. he continued to have pain in his stomach area, and later we found out doctor had forgot his scissors in his stomach

tirona,

I am sorry to hear about your brother but did this happen in the U.S.A?

I think this used to be more common here than it is now. In most American hospital surgical suites there is a nurse who is responsible for counting every sponge, suture, and instrument on the trays used before surgery and again before they close the incision. That's not to say mistakes never happen, or that this happens everywhere.