My transmission started shifting funny, neutral between 3 - 4th and random clunks between 1 - 2nd so, I decided to first try swapping the shift solenoids. I saw this orange bit of plastic poking out of a hole up in front of the secondary pan. Pulled it out with needle nose pliers in 4 pieces and after a bit of Googling I think it is a thrust washer. Do I need to get the tranny out and fix it or is it OK with out it for a while?



Who's idea was it to put plastic bits in a transmission anyway?

Thanks