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Whenever you overheat an engine, you should change the oil as a margin of saftey. Oil is not only a lubricant but a coolant. It takes longer for it to overheat then water, but it also breaks down quickly once it gets to that point. nipper

Which brings us bact to the laboratory...... We really need to disect a few of these axles. Back to our original issue, by how much does the axle miss the stub Nipper

You know this may lead us down the road to solving the engine vibration. As the auto axels are almost 200.00 more then the manuals. hrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nipper

Do not go by aftermarket web sites for information on parts that we know they all screw up to begin with. 1st subaru has seperate listings (and major differnces in prices) between manual and automatic axles. nipper

NO but you just did

Use Ketchup, it makes everything taste better. nipper

Sigh .. First replace the original sensor. I for one will NOT tell someone to spend 100's of dollars without trying everything else first. Rarely its the converter. Scondly the Anti foulers just hide the problem, it doesnt fix it. It can also affect driveability. nipper

Return the axle, get one from subaru or from the people on the CCR website. If Bratman has confidence in those others go there too. There are a lot of junk axles out there, so lets get rid of this one variable. I would hate to go through all this, solve the problem, then have you say the car has a strange vibration at idle. nipper

noooooooooooo Where was it sourced from. nipper

The brooves in the wiper arm are softer then the linakge, and made to give way when somone makes this er um .... "miscalculation" Remove the wiper arm cap and i bet you will see the nut turning. nipper

Is it possible that you have coolant in the tranny fluid, or the other way around? Also look for any leaks at/around the coolant lines. nipper

i must have missed that tidbit... where did the new axle come from?

A nose picture is fine, im looking for symetry. Something is out of place and i dont know what it is. Something is bothering me. nipper

The last one was a mechnical check valve that had a large steel ball in it and a cable actuated release valve that operated off the clutch fork. I wonder if it can be adjusted in any way. I can see from a car mfgs point of view that it is just a simple software addon to make it work. All the parts are already there for everything else. Maybe try retraining yourself on how to drive a stick? i know older hill holders spoil us to hold the clutch pedal down at hills. and no need to step on the brake. I had one too in an 88 and loved it. nipper

http://www.jbcarpages.com/subaru/forester/2009/index3.php "The five-speed manual shifter feels soft, has a longish throw, and raises the NVH level in the cabin, but we'd still choose it over the automatic with the non-turbocharged engine. A nice touch on models with the standard five-speed manual transmission is Incline Start Assist, an upgrade for 2009 over what was previously called Hill Holder. If the car is stopped on a hill, when you pull out in first gear, the brake stays applied for one second after you take your foot off the pedal, allowing time to accelerate smoothly. " Aparently they use the computer to do this. The abs/stability control works in tandom to hold one brake caliper for one second. They have deemed that long enough to do the fiddling you need to move the car from a dead stop on a hill. nipper

Now you have my curiosity up Even with a hydraulic clutch, there is still a clutch fork. Wh not pop the hood and see if there is one, and how it operates? It may be hydralic, i'll see what i can find. nipper

It's like chicken soup, it wont hurt and may help. And yes find some empty field someplace to do this, as the neighbors will think your electing a pope or something. nipper

Who did you talk to at the dealership? It sounds like to me it may just need adjusting, which you can easily do yourself and not screw anything up. If it works like the old one there should be another cable at the clutch fork. Turn the nut 1/2 turn at a time. It just sounds like its on the hairy edge of being properly adjusted. nipper

Ok lets review This was an engine swap? These were in the same axles that were in the car before you swapped engines? Is this the original transmission? Which torque arm (dog bone shaped negine mount) are you using? If this was a swap of druve train compnents, from what year were the donor car/s? The engine looks centered left to right, i see no kinks in any radiator hoses. Up and down i can not tell. Find the center point of the car, and measyre from the center point to the ball joint on each side. Is the engine fully seated in its mounts? Whas there anything unusual that happened during the swap. Can you take a picture with the wheels straight and showing both hubs/rotors? nipper

When were those struts installed? nipper

We all do it, its called being human dont grow up too much, then youll have to get a 84 olds. nipper

Bad pictures are worth 1,000,000 words and some ridicule, a good picture is worth 1000 words nipper

Yes but the more you use it the more it will leak out untill there is this huge hole in the ozone layer and it will be ALL YOUR FAULT! Just kidding, well about the hole. nipper

The light may come on if mud/dirt/slush/water got on the wheel speed sensor. If the light goes out your OK. If it was a bad sensor the light would stay on. nipper

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_remove_the_factory_stereo_in_a_2001_Subaru_legacy_L Its a giant puzzle, so just be careful. usually there are sneaky upside down screws at the ashtray. nipper