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Sorry I didn't reply back sooner, crazy week. My sister lent me the money so I stuck in the shop. They just resealed it. They said the main shaft seal tube is what went. They also said all the sound was from the diff not having any gear oil but atf in it. I also had new CV's put in so that may help as well. Thanks for all the advice. I was about to go to the junk yard and get one there.

Also I put a quart and a quarter of 80-90w in.

Yes it is an automatic. It is a 97 Legacy wagon with the 4eat. I can tell it has been opened before. I drained at least two quarts from the differential. I was getting ready to do a full trans fluid change, but this beat me to it. Everything else seems fine. It shifts and drives good, but now has a whine like a banshee. Is this a fix I can do for not a lot of money. It has been 20 years since I've pulled a trans, but I'm poor so gotta be frugal. Or should I just get a trans from the junk yard?

My differential started making noise so I checked the oil level and was surprised to find ATF in it. So I thought maybe I overfilled my trans and it forced it in. But after changing the oil and draining and refilling the trans, it still is making its noise. I was so upset I just parked it for tonight. Is the seal blown? Is my diff crapped out now? How hard to fix. I couldn't find any posts that dealt with this situation so any help would be appreciated.

Maybe rubbing compound and a LOT of work will improve them, but I agree, you'll probably never get them looking really good.

Just saying thanks for all the info. I haven't posted before, but after today I had to. I'm replacing the head gaskets on my ea82 and after reading a post today I finally found an idea how to stop the flywheel so I could get the crank pulley off. It's been driving me nuts! We have a '90 Loyale wagon FWD and a '97 Legacy wagon. Cried last year when we had to put Smokin' Sue down. She was a '94 Legacy sedan FWD. After 5 Peugeots I decided it was time for a quirky new obsession. Glad I found Subaru.