josiahm91 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Ok guys so I'm super excited. Last night I looked at an running 86 GL wagon with the High/Low 4WD transmission and the girl only wants $500 for it! Has some issues but I'm really only in it for the transmission so I'm not really worried about it. So here's the question. I'm sure other people have swapped out the push-button 4wd for the high/low. anything i need to know before i get buried neck deep in this thing or is it as straightforward as I think it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) It really is as easy as it sounds. Basically just a trans remove and replace. Grab the interior stuff, shifters and trim. It should be all plug and play. Edited March 6, 2015 by Crazyeights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josiahm91 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 The only thing I was remotely concerned about is the fact at when not in 4wd the push-button runs Rwd while the high/low runs Fwd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 That's not correct. Subarus are fwd until 4wd is engaged, the it kicks the rear wheels in. Doesn't matter if it's push button or dual range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josiahm91 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Alright then. I geuss I was mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Yeah, you're pretty much gold there. The ONLY thing that may be finicky to hook up might be the 4wd and the lo light. Your car most likely has the lo light there, but it's just not wired up.You can just leave all as is of course and throw the trans in, you just wouldn't have the lights functioning, but mechanically everything will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe5 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 not sure where your located but if ALL you want from the car is the tranny, I'd at least check around cuz I'd hope you could find one by itself for cheaper. But if you can get other good parts out of it than go fer it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josiahm91 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) So I just looked up replacement clutch kits and I'm finding that there are two different counts on the splines and different diameters. One is a 24 and one is a 21 spline with 8- 7/8 and 7-7/8's respectively why the difference? Also my car is a 92 sedan. The donor is an 86 GL wagon. Edited March 6, 2015 by josiahm91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe5 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm pretty sure that the 24 spline count goes for 4wd while the 21 is for 2wd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josiahm91 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm pretty sure that the 24 spline count goes for 4wd while the 21 is for 2wd makes sense. Does anyone know for sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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