heres the issue. i bought i 97 legacy outback wagon AT, and the motor had been run out of oil and snapped a rod cap and wrapped it around the crank. i had to pull the trans out with the motor in order to get it out. we had pulled all the bell bolts and slid the converter off with the motor and a long tube had slid with it but not totally off the shaft. once completely separated i got the converter off and then slid the tube back in and went to turn in the converter and it doesn't seam like it dropped all the way in. i even tried to mock the block back into place and it looks like i still have about half an inch to go. what do i do pull the diff case off the trans to line the tube back up and if i do is there a gasket in between i will have to replace? and what is the tube? is it the pump drive? please HELP!!!! thanks.
i agree about the noise most likely comin from the timing drive, i'd say probably a bad bearing in an idler or tensioner pully.