gabi_kansas

Well, turns out it was the HILL HOLDER that was out of whack. Took nearly two weeks to finally diagnose the problem and it turns out my brother-in-law and boyfriend were the ones who did the legwork of researching to find this as a possibility. We're done with this shop. Lesson learned...next time we will hit up a Subaru shop vs. a general neighborhood shop! gabi_kansas

Nothing other than a new clutch. And $1300 was after I used a $25 coupon I was able to find on the internet!

The shop doesn't specialize in Subarus, it is just a neighborhood shop but it had a good reputation. I don't believe they took the engine out to repalce the clutch. It is a stick-shift if that tells you more. There will be more questions asked tomorrow when we go talk to the shop to figure out what really happened. I will ask your questions. Anything else I should ask? Many thanks, gabi_kansas

Can someone tell me if it is normal for a new clutch to require a new differential? Here's the situation: My son had his 1998 Subaru Legacy receive a new clutch. Within 10 miles, the front driver's side tire/wheel locked up. Now the shop is saying the car needs a new differential. After spending $1300 on a new clutch, they want more money for another repair. Is it possible that they somehow messed up the differential when the clutch was installed? Should they have been able to see that the differential was going out (supposedly....) when the new clutch was installed? Thanks, gabi_kansas