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Thank a lot every one I have learned a lot on this web site it's great!

Yes the front wheels spun easily on gravel. I only did a short acceleration shouldn't the rears have spun to.

There is no FWD lite on on the dash and no fuse in fwd slot in the fuse box. I stopped on an up hill grade on some loose gravel and stepped on the gas than got out and looked and it looked liked only the front wheels had turned. How else can I check to see if the back wheels are putting power to the road. We are short on icy roads right now here in the midwest.

Thanks for the help Gary. I dont think torque bind is my problem, when I had it up on jack stands and put it in gear I didn't have power to the rear wheels when I blocked them and the girl I bought it from said the awd was broken. are extension housings hard to replace after you drain the tranny fluid. Will any 4eat extension housing work or will I have to watch out for gear ratios?

Sorry I didn't get back last night. Had to go out! Here is the situation on this 00 outback. The girl I bought it from said the dealership told her the trans needed to be replaced and she told me the awd was broken. It was acting funny going from first to second gear. The day after I bought it, I dropped the pan and changed the fluid and filter on the tranny. I found some fine dust on the magnet in the pan but didn't look that bad. I also drained the fluid from the tranny cooler and let the transmission drain all day. It took about 8 qts of Mobile One tranny fluid to bring it back to full when finished. Transmission works good now, but i think I still have AWD issues and don't know how long to trust the tranny. A guy who works on Subarus in my area said for $300 labor and $300-600 in parts he could repair the AWD. I think he is talking about the rear cone on the back of the tranny..is that something i could buy for $100 or so and replace myself and take a chance on the tranny holding together or should I be looking at a whole new tranny. How do you deal with the two or three sensor hookups if the tranny you get is not the same as the one you took out? Again any help is appreciated!

Hi I am new to this board and have a problem that I hope someone can help me with. I have a 2000 Subaru Outback with a 2.5 engine and 4 speed automatic transmission that needs to be replaced. I have been able to find a number of used transmissions in different years with low miles, but don't know which years and transmission numbers will replace mine. The transmission number on my transmission housing is TZ1A4ZCABA-WL. One of the places asked me if I have 2 or 3 electrical connectors on the transmission. One person thought that 1999, 2000 and 2001 Impreza, Forrester or Legacy auto transmissions would work but I am hesitant to spend $500 to $1200 on a transmission that may not work in my Outback. Any help finding charts or cross reference guides for different transmissions that show me what transmission ID number would work would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for helping out the new guy.