StockRaider Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Hello, I do not own a Subaru as my screenname shows but my friends 1990 Subaru Legacy 2WD is in trouble. He told me when he put it in gear he heard a loud CLUNK and it would not move but the speedo would go up. I am not too familiar with Subarus so I found this and am turning to you guys for assistance. Thanx for all your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Auto or manual tranny? That would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockRaider Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 Auto or manual tranny? That would help. Oh sorry, Auto Tranny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Hmmm, I would venture to say that if the speedometer is moving then some parts in the A/T are working, but other parts aren't. My conclusion would be that this is not good. Maybe he can find a good tranny in a junk yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nug Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Check to see if he wasted an axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Torque converter? Has he checked his tranny fluid level lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Torque converter? Has he checked his tranny fluid level lately? hopefully fluids not light grey(bad)/red(good) couldn't he have popped a cv joint too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickson Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Yep, I would say check the axel also. Before I bought my subie, my old sentra had the same problem. I would put it in drive, and only here clunking. Initially I thought is was a tranny problem, and since my car was an old piece of crap, I decided to sell it for $100 instead of fix the tranny. It turned out to be a broxen axel, but too late, I already sold it. Anyways, can't complain, love my subie but the wallet's hurting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Gotta be an axle. The speedo is driven off the differential gear. So if the speedo is working, that means the tranny is moving and working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 i was under the impression that the speedo was driven off one of the other more internal shafts of the tranny if not the pinion it self... but it is possilbe i am just confused.. if i am not then would it not suggest at least a bunch of teeth have decided to relocate from either the ring gear or the pinion gear .. but he did say clunk and not crunch/grind type noise so i will go on the assumption i am confused and tired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Look at this scan http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru_manual_scans/FSM_Scans/AT_front_differential.jpg item 13 is the speedo drive gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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