Metal shaving in transmission... maybe nothing but just checking.

An acceptable amount of iron-based "fuzz" on the magnetic drain plug is an eighth of an inch of "fuzz" or so or less.

What you've described and what's in your photo is less than what one would expect.  That's why they put a magnet in the drain plug  to trap iron-based filings.  It looks fine.

Drive it.

That magnet is doing it's job....and not much to do 

your transmission is in great shape, that's not enough fuzz to worry a bank robber

Robert, that was for your benefit...

As everyone has said, you have (literally) nothing to worry about. If you'd ever seen new gears you'd be amazed at how well that magnet works, and keeps all those filings out of all of the gears and bearings. I've seen (and I'm sure other here have to) drain plugs so covered with metal fuzz that it looks like an afro.

Thanks everybody for the great info. As usual this community helps me to keep this car in tip-top shape.

JC

Yoda wrote: "I've seen (and I'm sure other here have to) drain plugs so covered with metal fuzz that it looks like an afro."

Yeah, but in the VW trannys in Jamaica, the drain plug fuzz looks like Rastafarian Dreadlocks.

So do the Monster Trucks, according to my Grandson, Josh.