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Well, enough to get the horn to work, which was needed to pass the Safety Inspection. They had failed my 2002 Impreza wagon for no horn. I provided a ground at the under dash connector and it worked fine, so continued up to the steering wheel. No continuity between the lower dash connector and the horn wire. That pointed to the clock-spring. Being in Hawaii and with limited parts I pulled it apart. careful taking it apart gave me access to the spool of wire ribbon that makes up the clock-spring. Sure enough close to one end it was toast. I cut it back a couple of inches and stripped off the insulation with a razor blade. That allowed me to tuck the copper leads into the connector for the horn. The airbag was out of it already and I sure would not have done this repair if I wanted the airbag to work. I just needed a horn for the island beater.

Are you sure you don’t have a crack in the pedal box around the pivot pin area on the left side?

An '89 GL wagon. The switch was wired to terminal 86 on the AC fan relay (switched to Bosch 5-pin from the original). This pin, from what I understand, is the relay ground. So all I should be doing when I flip the switch is connecting the relay to ground, thus completing the circuit.

The EA81 AC fan circuit is a satanic unholy mess that includes, among other things, whether the headlights are on.... What vehicle are you working on?

I hate doing clutch cables. I've been tempted to stick in an ea82 pedal rack just for the easier clutch cable jobs, which I seem to do every year or two...

Bit of a side question. For the operation of the A.C. fan the relay is shorted to ground? All the thermo switch does is short the relay to ground? Electronics aren't my thing. Thanks :]

Here it is 2025. Link http://home.comcast.net/~trilinear/clutch.html no longer works. I am working on replacing the clutch cable in my 1984 GL wagon. Having a battle with the pedal e-clip. The screwdriver just jumps out and I was going to try to nudge it with a gasket scraper, but I stopped for now. Eyesight, lenses and lighting, now the heat, it'll take a while...

ww.car-part.com good source for parts.

Hello thanks for reading! I have a 07 Outback with an ej25 that has bad crank bearings. I picked the car up for 300 bucks and want to get it going. I found a avls sohc non turbo jdm that u want to put in it. Anyone have any tips or suggestions? I’ve searched the web but haven’t had much luck. The car is in beautiful shape for the age and mileage, would like to see it running instead of going to scrap. Thanks again!

You wouldn’t happen to have a link to the tailgate glass replacement rubber seal? If someone made the rear fixed glass rubber seals for the MY wagons I reckon they’d make a killing. I’d definitely take one for each side, maybe two if another project comes through. Cheers Bennie

Well they aren't upgraded like I was hoping to get, but rockauto has sachi struts under 86 GL 1.8 OHV. Only right hand, but the spring cup isn't offset, so it should fit both sides. I've ordered two while we conduct further research into aftermarket alternatives.

I purchased for my front windshield on Australia website. https://www.autoglasswarehouse.com.au/subaru-leone-10-1979-to-7-1984-and-brumby-1-1982-t For rear wagon hatch glass I got lucky and found it on Ebay Australia.

Yes, L-Series I was referring to any of the Leones/Loyales/DL/GL, etc. I didn't know the wagon shared suspension components. It makes sense. One thing you could try, and it's helped me track down parts before, is searching for what you want on eBay and changing what model nomenclature you use. For instance try "Subaru Brat Strut", then "Subaru L-Series strut", then "Subaru Leone strut", then "Subaru Reone strut" (not a typo, on Japanese sites, they call it a Reone, my guess is this is for linguistic differences). You or anyone searching may get lucky. These vehicles were known as so many things that depending on where the listing is from, the regional model names may differ while referencing the same model. :]

@SuspiciousPizza I'm not sure about an L series, as I'm not sure what you're refering to. If you mean a loyale, then no it won't fit a BRAT. The BRAT along with the Leone Sedan, wagon, and hardtop all shared the same suspension mounting through the 80s as far as I know. Even the XT (minus the XT6 which was different thanks to its 5 bolt hubs and the three bolt top hat of the XT4) had the same suspension mounting style as the Leone line. This stems from the BRAT not actually being its own thing, but rather being built off the 4WD Leone wagon, and sharing its underpinnings.

Forgive my ignorance, I'm not yet fortunate enough to own a BRAT. Are the BRAT struts different from the L-Series struts? I know there were a few different mounting styles throughout the years. With the BRAT being it's own standalone body style I could see there being different mounting requirements. But from a financial perspective, why would Subaru use a different strut? It's easier to make cheaper cars when they all share parts. Thanks :]

I've been looking at 80s era Citroen struts, as apparently the air struts in the XT were sourced from Citroen. Knowing that the XT and other Subaru's of the 80s shared the same suspension mounting style (minus the three bolt top mount on the XT) I think some Citroen struts may be a good lead to check out as well.

So, so, SO many of us need struts :(. And yet not a single aftermarket company seems to make them in any way shape or form.

No, they do not. And haven't for a while, so the supply of old stock has dried up. And lots of us need struts...

I added a RS front bumper with minimal work needed. I do need to see about adding the top filter strip by the grill. Also need to fix sides for another attachment. Not cutting the fenders. Need to add rear bumper cover from an Impreza... Had anyone dinner anything similar? Front has the factory reinforcement from the 99 RS..

I just used a 3m cavity spray yesterday on the inside of my quarter panels. I bought tube assembly from Amazon or eBay with 360° first pattern.. Worked good and filled wheel well areas with one can.

Do they not make struts any longer? I see the upper mounts are available on eBay. I have a nice set with fairly new struts

I'm in for at least 1 probably 2. Save my profile and let me know if available I have 3 brats

Look up Geci and see what you come up with. He might do different colours on request. I don’t know as I haven’t looked into it. Cheers Bennie

I’ve had good luck with Redline 75w90 NS. Shifts are fairly smooth, only time it feels notchy is when shifting into first while the car is rolling. I read that the synchros in the 5MT don’t like limited slip additives, so the NS doesn’t have them. I run Redline 75w90 with the additives in the rear differential.

Really sorry I can’t recall the guy. I’ll look around in my stuff. I bought a set of various bits in a lot. I got black but pretty sure he had other colors and a close enough blue and tan. So yes, there’s at least one guy. But pardon my forgetfulness at this time. It’ll come to me. I’m old now.