wirelessenabled Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 My brother has a 2011 Forester with the FB25 and the clutch is going out at about 105,000 miles. Is it still easier to remove the engine to do the clutch on these cars or is there some other preferred way? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike104 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 If you don't have a car lift, removing the engine is easiest (IMO). Some say to drop the exhaust and driveshaft and remove the transmission but I haven't done it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golucky66 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) If you have a lift. Always the transmission. Without a lift. Never done it. It's a toss up. If you don't have an engine hoist or a come-along. Idk how you'd get the engine out. But, if that car has the engine motor mounts on the transmission. Yeah. Engine is probably easiest. I know the legacy's FB25 have the motor mounts on the transmission bell housing. Not sure if that's because of the global plateform, or the FB25 Edited September 8, 2017 by golucky66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Pull engine. It's more straight forward and working under the car usually sucks. Pulling transmission is logistically easier, less stuff - no coolant to deal with, power steering, alternator...but kind of that is hard anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirelessenabled Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Thanks for the ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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