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Thank you all for your help so far. All I have left is the exhaust and a few hoses on the motor. I feel as though I could have the tranny out in 2 hours next time. I don't believe it's necessesary to pull the shifter stuff apart in the cabin, is it? Simply taking the the linkage off the rod on the trans is enough. right?

Almost back together. Just have the shifter unit, front axles, exhaust, and replace the fluid in the unit. Can't wait. What kind and how much fluid? Is there a site hole to fill up to?

any pictures?

Yup. Summit point is on the other side of I-81. I'm on the West side. Been to Summit many times. I used to do track days on my ZX-12 there. Love the place. I'm going to pick my new (well, 55k miles) tranny up this Saturday. 2-hour drive but relatively low mileage for $500. Good price?

no, how do I check/test it?

I've decided that my time would be better spent getting a used tranny. I've bought one with 55k miles on it for $500. I pick it up next Saturday. Pics to come.

Sorry, been working too much this week to touch the subi. I'll be in touch soon.

Come one over this weekend and fix my ************! I'll buy you Viva! I live about 5-minutes. LOL

I tried to wobble the shaft back and forrg but no play. I'll try again when I get home from work and let you know.

Inwood ( Just south of Martinsburg)

<sigh> gear oil I've never taken a subaru trans apart. If I only plan on changing the seal, how long should it take, and is it tough? I wont have to set the backlash or press off any gears or bearings, will I? Trans was working fine when I took it off. Never grinds or anything. I baby this car. Or should I go out and grab a used one?

with that much juice in there, should i assume the front seal has poopied out?

Seriously, thank you for all the advice so far; It's out! Took about 15 minutes today. Now, from these pics can you tell if it's leaking out the front seal?

Thank you for the tips. I'm gonna take a look at it again when I get home from work this evening.

Starter is off. Pitch stopper is unbolted from trans. Nothing is attached to trans. I think its just being stubborn. I'll take a right angle wedge tomorrow night and see what i can do. I'll let you all know what i find out.

Do I need to loosen the motor mounts? If so, I did not do that yet...... I'll also try penetrating fluid overnight.

ok, so everything is off and transmission is not seperating from engine. Let me review: (2) bolts at top of trans (2) nuts at bottom correct? Nothing else is attached to the trans. I have a floor jack attached to the bottom of the trans and a come-along strapped around the trans holding it to the jack. I have another jack ever so slightly pushing on the front of the engine to tilt. I can have my friend pull on the jack (attached to the trans) and the drivers side has a small gap between the trans and the back of the engine, but the passenger side will not budge. Tips?

This is my beater with 286,000 miles on it so I'll probably just put the clutch back in. It only has about 40k on it (my friend sold me the car so I trust him). I bought it for $250 and I've put 35000 miles on it so far. All I've had to do was a right-front axle and I voluntarily replaced the shifter bushings. All of that was simple. I've taken the trans out of a car before, and it's not too bad. Now, taking it apart is another story. It I find the tranny to be leaking, I might just find a used one.

Thank you all for the help so far. I've gotta work this week, but I'll nibble at getting the trans out hopefully by Friday. I've gotta go away this weekend, so priorities may override the subie till next weekend. I'll keep you all posted. The clutch is working fine, but should I replace it while I have the trans out?

How common is the input shaft seal failure? I guess it could possibly be engine oil, but it stinks like gear oil. I cleaned the bottom of the trans up where fluid was dripping and while the car was on jack stands, I idled it in 3rd gear. Then just idled in neural. AFter about 30 minutes of idling, I finally saw fluid starting to (slowly) travel on the bottom 'ear' of the front of the tranny/diff. Does this help at all?

REally? Pull the engine to get the trans out? If I were replacing the clutch, would you recommend the same procedure? I dont have an engine lift, so that would be tough.

But it's gear oil, not motor oil.....

I'll have to post a pic, but it definately looks like its coming from between the bellhousing and back of engine; not the axles on the side....

I'm guessing front seal, right? Are there any step-by-steps or write-ups for my transmission removal? I'd like to get the trans off to see exactly where it's leaking. If it is the front seal, realistically, how hard and how many hours can I look forward to fix. I may just get a used tranny. Just started leaking yesterday on the exhaust pretty bad. Puddle under my car in the garage now. Happy New Year! LOL

These look factory AND are plugged into factory wiring. Kinda strange that someone would put these in after the fact..... Hmmmmmmmmmm. I'll have to upload a picture.