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97 Impreza OBS 280K, Manual trans, no 4th gear


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I just picked up a 97 OBS project

- 281K

- Clutch was totally out, the center had broken out of the disk.  A cheap clutch for sure

- I put a good clutch in, the trans shifts fine, up and down but will not go into 4th.  I have not checked the linkage yet.

- The Trans input shaft did have a little play, but not bad for 281K

 

I'm thinking a used trans,but thought I'd ask.

Thanks, Larry

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Repair this trans or replace it with a used one?

 

UPAP trans are only $125 and not to hard to find, so I'm thinking replace the trans and then when I have  more time I could split this one and see how bad things are inside.

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4th gear goes first. This seems typical of how a 5mt dies.

 

I'd find a good used one as well. OBS should be same final drive as most legacies. As I recall just about anything that came with a EJ18 or EJ22 had the same final drive. There's a chart for 5MTs somewhere that's handy to print and take to the junkyard to confirm the trans code and final drive.

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