BratRod

Your stable just keeps on growing, Rust.

The syncros in the transmission are wearing out. Mine is the same way; Common on these transmissions. There are some additives that help prolong the life, but you can drive it till it just won't go into gear anymore. After that, your options are to find another 4spd, do the 5spd, or Go EJ everything. There are also some other alternatives.

I ordered them from rockauto, as an 85 brat. They came in as solid rotors. They appear to be the same size to me, and bolted up as such.

Is there any danger of running solid rotors in a vented rotor car? What are the differences between the two? (other than the vents)

If you're not afraid of the work; buy a re-man. Free lifetime warranty, no questions asked. That's what I did for my Brat. First axle clicked 400 miles later. Replaced for FREE with another re-man. No problems here, thousands of miles later.

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/140484-craigslist-find-76-wagon-with-13-parts-car-in-longview-wa/?hl=ea63&do=findComment&comment=1182636 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/138071-ea63-for-sale-clarkston-wa/?hl=ea63

So, with school having just started again; it will be awhile till another update. I'm taking 3 college courses as a junior. It's only the second day, and I have: 2 packets to annotate, 60 pages of notes to take by the 17th, an essay to write, a rhetorical analysis to write, and some stuff for math. Needless to say I come home eat, do homework, then sleep. When I have time, I'll do some work on my other Brat so I can get the SPFI stuff going.

The 85 Brat will be getting this soon. I don't really have a build thread for it, so I'll post it here. Really excited to have F.I luxury for a DD. Oh, and the power increase is nice, too.

I'd call it home.

That makes you #3 (that I know of) that's done this. I like the idea, but don't have the parts available.

Awesome! I'll work things out on my end and see what I can come up with. I'll drop you a PM with what I figure out.

Alright, guys. That's what I wanted to hear. The seller still hasn't responded back to me, though. I ended up finding a thread last night that someone just changed the stator shaft, and it worked. @86BRATMAN: That is very kind of you. I hate being so far away from Subaru parts, especially having two brats now! Id still take it if you feel like shipping it, but I figure there is a reason it is in the basement.

Not sure, Ivan. The thought of running a transmission with metal shavings in it doesn't sound very good. If I can get my hands on another 3AT I would be happy.

Alright, thank you, guys. The reason I ask is, because there is some one who has a transmission for sale a couple hours away. Figured I could save a little on shipping if I could get him down on the price. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/4010782624.html

If you paint it, throw it on Ebay. Those guys see a brat with fresh paint and think (and pay) like its perfect.

Simple yes or no. I don't need any flaming. Searching was no help. Thanks. Edit: sorry, this is sorta urgent.

Thank you, Shawn. I had some of those suspicions as I find no problems driving my other brat that has a 4spd d/r. I took the governor out of this trans, and it did not catch at all, so I guess that's good. I guess im in the market for a new trans then.

there is a metal bushing, but it doesn't look damaged. No retaining clip, though. Edit: It is nylon/plastic-esq. It is not even on the roll pin anymore. Guess that confirms its cause of death. Also here is the pic. dunno what happened to old one.

Yay!

I guess he bought the panda brat.

I'll probably buy a know working tranny rather than gamble and be disappointed. That's the smaller of the two shafts. If I pull it towards me it will still catch and it pumps fluid up the shafts. I was able to get it to turn when in gear for a moment, but I doubt it was a "fix".

Very nice! I, too, just picked up a brat optioned like yours. (GL hardtop Automatic)Rusted the same way, too. I'll be sticking with the automatic, (once I find a replacement) but will eventually swap it out. Looks like a great starting point. From your other build, you're very capable of putting this back into DD condition, easily.

It just ate the teeth at the end that goes into the trans. Pics later.

Okay, so it's not the turbine shaft. It is infact the oil pump drive shaft. So... If the transmission wasn't receiving any fluid that would explain why it wasn't moving, correct? So, in theory, if I just replaced that shaft would the transmission be fine, or would ther be damage to the internals. If I move the governor, the trans still rotates without any problems. Thoughts?

There is a story on it. It's been sold a few times over the years. I forget who built it. Last I saw it, it was on a used car dealership in Colorado for $5000, or something close to that.