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Looks like these pins are from the shift fork? I fished in what I could feel I know I felt another pin but can't reach it And great my right rear is going flat... makes it all that much more easy to get the summer wheels on now.

I'm not really worried at all about the transmission I brought the car without 5th gear.. I think I did pretty damn good on getting 30,000 miles out of the transmission. I wont know until I pull the plug in the morning I spent almost like $100 in flushing it after I got the car because the whole reason why 5th gear was lost was they ran it out of fluid.. But like I was telling someone else I've seen my fair share of hazards on the road in the morning... a friken 5 gallon bucket blowing over into my lane.. 10 wood boards scattered across all lanes.. A potting soil bag in the first lane. I've been waiting since I have everything expect for the 6 ton jack stands and the knuckle part for the shifter so it can stop flopping around. Oh and I need the seals for the replacement transmission which I hope I can find the part numbers for those.

uhmm that's not what I heard about the motor.. have you seen how it sits on the front crossmember?

Funny thing was I was expecting a bunch of gear noise but never heard anything crazy.. when I had my '03 FXS the front diff went out because the seal leaked for that car the case really got messed up big time.. axle popped out and up which crack the case at the retaining cups.. it was a mess. I just need it to last for another week but I'm going to take the train to work for a week, I found a good deal on a '98 forester transmission I think it was 86K for I think it was $259 or so. I can't remember what and where but how did you keep the engine from pitching forward when removing the transmission and where did you mount the strap to keep it level after the transmission is removed?

Funny is it rolls normal as I had to drive about a mile home, things like turning will drag it. here is a picture as well

I was driving along and all of a sudden my whole car was dragging big time.. So I move forward again and it moves fine.. long story short no gear oil in the front.. I limp home keeping under 20 mph.. I grab some gear oil and I put in a bottle and I see it's got a crack in the case just a bit above where the drain hole is. That seems like an odd spot for a crack in the case, no?

I never do that.. you have a Ej22 right? I don't have ticking on mine but I have a Ej25.

I need to do my battery terminals and the wires.. I have the marine terminals but I need to get the ring terminals.

That's how I screw on my purolator as well, I also put a little oil on the gasket before putting it on however.

I thought or I swear i saw on endwrench that some 97 OBW's had faulty ECU's which require a flash? I call it the ghost CEL flash.. My story on mine is I went almost 12 months without it coming on and I pull the battery wires to change my starter contacts and now it's almost every day it blinks or it will be every other day.. You can go WOT when it blinks and it runs the same as if the CEL was never on.. My idle is normal my plug wires are only 4 months old.. I ended getting those at the dealer because they were cheaper then the NGK's last time I checked the coil pack was in spec for what the service manual listed

Nope nope not at all It's easy to get the car sideways when wet out. I tried it in gravel about 2 weeks ago and I get some rear wheel spin still as well.

I launched my car today and I got some rear wheel spin I would think if it's really worn it would act like an open diff. Also njdrsubaru did you pm me today? My PM box was full. I gotta donate again

I was just curious it might be the brake on the passenger side as well.. if it is the center diff then no big deal since I just wanted to know if it was worth saving when I pull the transmission

Yeah I had a friend that picked up those aftermarket axles and I told him to take them back and I will do the axles on his wife's '02 forester.. It took me longer to get the passenger side on because I forgot my c-clip came with right angles! nevertheless a year later and it's good I think he is due for his 100K service so he wants me to do that.. Speaking of that did '02's have a plastic oil separator plate as well??

I'm not sure if you call it binding or dragging since I've never been in a car that dragged. Anyways I notice is the most when say I turn the wheel say two times to the right or left to park in a space or whatever it feels like the whole car wants to slow down more then normal. For people that have binding do you have any sounds?

it's not that anyways it floated up to the level in the tank

I searched and did not see anything I'm just going to get it from the dealer $150 for both passenger and driver senders not not bad and its new.

you think $149 for both senders is high? I thought that was kinda cheap.

That would explain what happened on Thursday it was at 1/4 and I went to pass someone and I remember saying in the car WTF?? It went from 1/4 to Empty and that was that.. I know $40 of gas should have the gauge reading just about spot on at 1/2 a tank. So how much does the dealer kill you on the fuel sender? $300? I hear some say use techron I still have a bottle left I think but I can't see how it will help all that much. 9 Gallons in the tank well checking the price at a somewhat local place it's $149 for both the sending unit and sub unit which is not bad

I was a little past empty so I put in 9 gal and its just a tad over empty? That can't be right? Pictures when I get home

nope the guy pulled it out of this plastic box that looked like a clear container that sorts screw sizes (what I could think of) and on the lid it had the shapes of the contacts and some numbers.. I remember the larger one was like F06 he matched them up and that was it. You really have to ask around Most wont know what the hell you are talking about and will try to sell you a starter. I really wished they had a part number :-/

the dealer not too far from me is having one at the dealer from like 3 Pm to 5 Pm you have to call in order to see it first I guess so they wont get swamped.

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Mine did not start for another reason it was my starter contacts.

Ah ok, what's the stock wire size anyways?