jimmyberka Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Reverse went out on my 93 legacy (auto trans.) Is this a common problem w/auto transmissions this old?? Any ideas or fixes from those who may have had this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) this is a fairly common first sign of a dying auto trans. i drove my 95 lego sedan for 3 months with no reverse. you just have to be careful where you park. check the trans fluid level. but if that is good, start parking in places you can ''pull / drive through'',( no reverse remember,) and start saving for a used trans. check out www.car-part.com sort by zip code to see what is close. Edited September 6, 2014 by johnceggleston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 yup, classic first failure symptom on an auto. My 95 had that problem when I got it - easiest fix is swapping in another tranny, as trying to rebuild one of these can get very expensive quite quickly. These trannies dont fail so often that you have to be afraid of getting another one with the same problem, but do make sure you get one with the same final drive ratio or you could create torque bind problems. up in your neck of the woods it should be fairly easy to find a decent used tranny - cost is going to vary, so use http://www.car-part.com to search and get an idea of prices near you. Labor rates also vary greatly across the country. When I had mine done, the shop ended up having to do the job twice (first tranny was junk) so it got a bit expensive. If they had only had to do it once, it would have cost me around $700 or so, plus the cost of the tranny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 or d a 5sp swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyberka Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Is it possible to put a standard transmission in place of the auto transmission without doing a lot of other things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 no you need every thing off the standard trans car to do the swap, but you can Legacy777 has great thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Pick n pulls should have good cheap options. If you find a car that was in an accident the safe assumption is that it drove itself there. These transmissions are pretty durable so a used replacement is a good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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