86BRATMAN

$200 worth of tools... For a knock sensor...

That thing is looking clean inside man. Just need to get you a center console put in there now so that area will look better.

Alright. So I ended up doing more than I had planned for the day. But it was a nice result that followed so I won't complain. The stock brakes suck, single piston, small rotors. I hit a deer in this car last year because they just wouldn't get me slowed down, plenty of room and non excessive speed, the brakes just didn't do anything. So I had some of the T-Legacy 2 pot fronts here that I was going to use for a five lug swap on my hatch. But my mother's safety is more important to me than that. And after the road trip in this car Saturday, it was the last straw for crappy brakes. Before, w/91 LS alloys. After, w/two "new" front axles and T-Leg brakes and wheels. And just for the heck of it, 175k and and still going strong Next on the list, some new ngk plugs, subaru wires, knock sensor and front o2. Since all but the plugs are original... And replacing that dented filler panel, paint the wheels, and give the ol' girl a new paint job all over.

Told ya so, lol. Glad you got her done though. I had a project on my own today, that took about the same amount of time.

Hmmm... Thats a new one for me. But then again I haven't owned, or worked on an ej18 car.

I wish it would rain more... Just not while I'm under a car:rolleyes: The Clinch River here is down drasticly, I'm guessing its a good two feet down from "normal" levels for this time of year. For the first time in my life that I can remember I can see the bottom clearly. I got the passenger's side axle, brake upgrade, and wheel done. Came in for a snack break. I ended up yanking off the heat sheilding(rattling anyways) from the exhaust and that gave me clear enough a shot to get the pin in and out nicely.

It should look just like the pictures, except not that clean:grin: . The o-ring is all that you need, plus a clean mating surface on the block and pump and some good rtv, and a through tightening of those screws. I used the Permatex like mentioned above when I resealed a MY92 ej22 a few years back before putting it in my 95 brighton. And I'd agree, since its off get the new front seal. PN 806733030 from Subaru. It costs about $9 from the dealer(can't find my invoice so I'm not 100% on that price) And is just good preventative maintainence.

I've got the 3/16 punch, I did the d/s side axle on this car last fall, and I got all the tools needed for the job then. I suppose I'll give it another good look as soon as it dries out some. Bloody rain... Thanks for the response.

Ok, I found a ripped boot and no grease on the passenger's side cv joint. I have axles to replace it with. But the exhaust blocks my path the get the spring pin out. And I can't get at it with enough force from the top. Any tips or tricks before I have to go buy some new exhaust gaskets?

Well... I'm finally getting around to it. Her stock brakes are due to be changed, they suck horribly. Lack of braking power caused me to slam a deer in this thing last year. So I finally got her talked into letting me upgrade the wheels and brakes to the ones I have from a Turbo Legacy. I'll have some before and after shots in a few hours. Wish me luck:headbang:

Correct. It will plug in directly to your stock plug. No messing around with wire in replacements. Also, your car is obd1, so you only have one o2 sensor to deal with.

OK, thats what I thought the 80 model had in it. So any of the ea81 4wd's will work directly with your stock linkages. Another plus to this swap is that you will be able to have a lo range 4wd as well, as long as you get a GL tranny.

They should work fine. You're 80 has the 4wd lever beside the e-brake handle right?

This was going to be my guess, right after asking if it was front or rear. But I'm assuming rear because thats the axle you thought was going bad, right?

As long as you are swapping in another ea81 4wd transmission you won't need to worry about the driveshaft length or anything like that. You will need to use the front part of the exhaust for the ea81 motor. They are slightly wider than the ea71...

You cannot use an ea71 bellhousing on an ea81 motor. They just simply won't swap out. And the clutch and flywheel are different on top of that. To use the ea81 you'll have to find a matching ea81 4wd tranny.

I believe it to be due to weak springs. Thats why the wrx springs are a good upgrade.

Does jiggling the key make any difference? It sounds like you have a worn out key, or switch to me.

This is also due to geographical location. And inadequite cleaning practices by the owner.

check over at legacy central's parts shed. I saw a set or two for sale there recently. Or if you can get the contact info for a canadian junk yard you could contact them.

Yep, and there are two more on the window itself that hold it to the assembly. But you'll know them when you see them.

That sucks... Should open it up some more when you can get rid of the secondary

Its more of a judgement call on that. But I'd say if it rotates more than 5 degrees something isn't cosher.

Two cats?

What vehicle is this for. And what circumstances warrent the use of irridium plugs in your ride?