eddyj

Thanks for the advice!

There is more than just the clutch going. As per safety inspection, exhaust and excessive play in the steering are also in need of attention (upstate NY did not care, but Mass is a bit pickier). I am in the middle of buying a house, and do not have as much spare time to fiddle with things as I would like, but I do need a car that is working. Further, I am new to this area, and do not have a mechanic that I trust. How much would a clutch job likely cost? I have heard estimates previously as high as $1000. John E

Hello all, For a little while, I noticed that when I would push the clutch all the way to the floor, I would hear a soft rattling sound. Otherwise the clutch would behave just fine. Just yesterday, it started to misbehave. When the clutch is pressed at idle in gear, there is a louder grinding sound, and the car lurches a little bit. When the clutch is released, it engages as normal, and can be driven, but changing gears is very difficult. I limped home, and started looking at things. It seems to me that the clutch cable is tight, and certainly pulls the fork at the housing when fully depressed. There is a fair amount of play in all directions for the fork when the clutch is not depressed. My question is, could this problem still be caused by a mal-adjusted clutch cable, or is there something internal that is causing this problem. My next question is, if it is internal, does someone want to buy an OBW in central ma? Thanks, John E

Thanks! John

I have a 96 OBW 2.2 (from a 98) 5 speed (from an impreza with the different final ratio) with 210k on the chassis, kind of becoming a Frankensteins monster. Recently, shortly after starting, while the car is not even moving yet, with my foot on the brake, it sounds like the ABS is activating (ratcheting sound with slight brake pedal vibration, which then stops). I have no warning lights to otherwise indicate a problem, and the car seems to brake fine during operation, though it has been since last winter that the ABS was tested on ice/snow. Has anyone had this problem before, or know what it is. Is it a problem at all, or just an odd annoyance? Thanks for your time, John Eddy