<VV> PG Tranny debris - urgent

[Stephen Upham]

I just lowered the transmission pan in an attempt to replace the pan  
gasket as I had trouble putting on the last one about a month ago and  
it started to leak.  I drove the car with the leaky gasket, but  
checked every time (with the engine warm and the transmission in  
neutral) to make sure the fluid level was up to normal.  It still  
shifted early to drive, had no kickdown, and kicked (though not as  
harshly as when I first started driving it after the engine  
rebuild).  Tonight I found debris in the bottom of the pan.  It's  
weird.  Most of it is in fine pieces (1/32-1/18") long and enough to  
fill up a table spoon.  There are three larger pieces.  One is about  
2" long and has what looks like it could be part of a curve of circle  
of about 6-8" in diameter.  Another is about 1" long and possibly  
could be part of a curve also.  The last is about 1/4" inch.  They  
were located at the bottom of the pan.  There are no debris in the  
filter screen, nor on the area around the screen.

Clean and reinstall or is this a sign of a serious problem.

I've got to get the car to the body shop tomorrow in order to start  
the re-paint in time to make a very important club event at the 1st  
of November.

Stephen