A 1990 Dodge van arrived at the shop today for a transmission shifting concern. The customer described the issue as "erratic." After a road test to verify the concern, (ALWAYS the first step in any repair), I removed the transmission pan to see what I could find.

The shiny substance seen in this series of photos is metal shavings.

Something inside the transmission is grinding itself away into nothing.

This van was a 1990 Dodge B-Series full-size van that had 160k miles on the odometer.

After 160k fleet-duty miles, the transmission had begun to wear out.

This transmission wasn't long for this world.