Metal in fluid?

[Keepinitoldskool]

So as most of yall know ive been working on getting my trans rebuilt. Well I installed it today and drove about 15 miles and discovered I had a leak at the grommet for the detent cable. While making the repair I caught the fluid I lost so I could reuse it. But I noticed quite alot of metallic in it. Is it normal for a new trans to have some metal from the parts breaking in?

 

[Purefection]

Small shavings and specks or is there chunks?

Normal for there to be very fine metallic particles in there

 

[Keepinitoldskool]

Lots of fine particles. Fluid looks like a candy apple paint job.

 

[rhino]

It is pretty normal. Most may have come from the cooler. You can blow air thru the cooler and get most out, but without a hot flush it is just no way to get it all. Give it a few days and the filter will catch it all.

 

[Keepinitoldskool]

I should mention that I replaced the auxillary cooler and bypassed the one in the radiator. It seems to be acting as it should, wish the vette servo made more of a difference. I do have a odd noise now since putting it back together that I cant seem to locate. But its hard to hear over my leaking donut gasket, which ill be replacing tomorrow.

 

[rhino]

Is it a constant noise? Or only in certain conditions

 

[Keepinitoldskool]

Found the noise to be the idler pulley. Now my oil pressure gauge keeps dropping to zero and the check gauges light comes on. I picked up a mechanical gauge today that Im going to try.

 

[98_k1500]

My vette servo made a huge difference. Maybe mine just shifted 2nd really crappy before i installed it