well, i dropped the pan. fluid looks new. a little pile of metal in the pan and a little on the filter, but i have seen worse.
but then there is this little metal? thing, kind of looks like a needle bearing...not sure what it is , any ideas out there? the valve body appears factory, but i am by no means any kind of trans guy, in fact the is just about as deep as ive been into one lol.
sorry about the pics , the camera is horrible at close-ups.