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Legacy777 You say you replaced the compressor. Did you drain the old oil out and refill it with PAG or Ester oil? The manual states that you drain the oil from the old compressor in to a container, measure the amount of oil. Drain the replacement compressor and add new oil (Pag or Ester oil) in the amount that came out of the old compressor. Also did you replace the receiver/dryer? It looks as if there may be to much oil and /or water in the system (It should be clear R-12 or R134a) The only way to get the water out of the system is to change the receiver/dryer And vacuum the system for at least 45 min to an hour The pressures look about normal for the low side but the high side may be a bit high, but that’s hard to say without knowing the ambient temperature and humidity Sea#3

YUP Check it out http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15156 Sea#3

rweddy Your A/C system is probably low on Freon . You should have the pressures checked SEA#3

STEVE D What you are/were experiencing was the AWD system binding up. Usually when you are pulling into a parking space or a U-turn . What is happening is the drive line is torquing up and causing the rear wheels to hop ( usually the one with the least weight ) changing the ATF helped , probably the new fluid being a little different viscosity than the synthetic It's to bad you don't have a dealer in your area because there is an update on the clutch pack and the extension housing for this problem in the AWD The problem may reoccur sea#3