(suttle?) signs my transmission is dying

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> Naturally, one of the parts of an oil change job is draining the old stuff
> out....
> Here's what came out my drain plug:

> http://marcswanson.ne.mediaone.net/images/bits.jpg  (21k)

> "stuff" indeed!  One of the chunks was so damn big I can read part of a part
> number off it!!!!!  Does "295A" mean anything to any tranny specialists out
> there?

012 311 295A - synchronizer ring.  Could be any, but 3rd & 4th share
a ring ...

The rest of it is probably stuck to the magnet inside the housing.

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