So I took my truck through 2.5 feet of snow for a while and I got stuck twice. After I finished my truck didn't want to shift from 2nd to 3rd until I took my foot of the accelerator. As all the ice melted off the truck it started to get better but 2nd to third I still had to take my foot of the accelerator. I decided to do a fluid change and finished that. The pan had a lot of miniscule metal residual in it. I drove it after and it shifted much better, but 2nd to third was a little late still .
So my questions are1 how could snow off road do that to the tranny. 2 does the metal residue mean I need a rebuild? 3 could it bu any chance be my throttle valve cable?

 

Check and adjust the TV cable first. Might be a bad accumulator spring, clogged up governor pressure sensor/solenoid, bands may need adjusting, etc......

 

The snow didn't do it, the beating on it to get unstuck did. Replace the gov solenoid with one of these http://www.doghousediesel.com/catalog/i307.html And while the pan is off again, install a drain plug.

 

Ha ha thanks guys that's what I figured. What about the metal material?

 

Was it actually metal? Or just some gooey black stuff?

 

Definetly metal. Almost like sand but metallic grey

 

Is there a magnet in the bottom of the pan (like there is supposed to be)?

Metal shavings means a rebuild is coming.....

 

So I looked at my tv cable and I can't figure out how to adjust it. I can't get off the black clip that covers the adjuster. I thought you take two screw drivers and pry it off but it's not working. Any ideas?

 

Yes there is a magnet. It was it was covered in a retry layer of grey metal. I freaked out. So I'm screwed?

 

Something like this? If so, probably clutch material...





If it's actual metal chunks a rebuild is in your near future