nipper

You actually had a dealer tell you that? I guess he had no interest in your business. Ive always gotten my axles from subaru when i had my GL, as around here they were only 20.00 more then the auto parts store. I agree sometimes its best toget subaru parts, especially if there is any chance of a mismatch in parts. You dont want to know how many axles i wnet through in the GL, untill i went to subaru and got the right parts. nipper

The other two cars that run up the hill are lighter and have smaller tires, hence part of the reason why the differnce. You need to go with a quality tire and get road hazard on them. Also have the wheel alignment checked to make sure there is nothing odd going on there that with the rough road surface may be adding to the stress on the tires. Have the rims inspected to make sure they are true and not out of round. Otherwise it just sounds like you are pushing the tires and car too hard and somethig has to give. Ever think of removing some of the rocks to try and smooth out the ride, or add some, whichever is easier? nipper

One question i meant tio ask. Where do you feel this pulsing, in the steering wheel, brake pedal, shifter, your seat... nipper

You my freind have torque bind. What you need to do is to have your tranny flushed, then drive in circles a few times to loosen everything up. If there has been no real damage to the tranny, then it should clear it up. nipper

The white connector looks like a pass through connector and is crimped to the plate, vrom what i can tell. When i had mine apart, it didnt look like it came apart. The entire plate comes off and you gently manuver it out of the tank. Take extra care to not loose any of those tiny nuts. When you have yours connected, is the connector a tight fit? ALso what are the porblems your having and when. How many liles are on the car, what year, engine, auto or stick? nipper

i had one of these apart. You just have to replace the head unit, not the entire cluster. Also its not that hard to match up the miles if your machancially inclined. Exactly how is it broken? nipper

im not too sure, somone else can answer this. Unfortunitly my manual is in a place i cant get to (recovering from back surgery). The speed sensor is in the tranny. It should be obvious, as it is easily replacable. nipper

Are you running two threads on the same problem? nipper

ok that confirms it, you need to replace the solenoid

i have no idea, so im not going to say yes or no. im sure somone here would know better then i would. i dont even know if it will physically mount up. Why not look for a used tranny of the same year with a guarentee. Seems to me you got pleanty of life out of the original tranny. Nothing lasts for ever, and eventually a major part will need replacing. If it was me i would look for a used tranny or get the price of a rebuild for the same year.

you get no reading, it means the solenoid coil is "open" ... meaning dead. DO you have a CEL or trannylight on? What are you trying to fix.. nipper

there are two sensors, this is how the AWD works (if it is an automatic). There is no senosr in the spedo head. if no one answers you il chase them down later, but my back meds are kicking in and its nap time nipper

go to Autozone they will give it to you for free i do beleive. Recall info is always available at www.nhtsa.gov for free. nipper

My 97 OBW 2,5L is at 182K with the original HG and tranny. nipper

Dont know if anyone has answered this, but yes all water pumps (including subaru) have weep holes so you can tell when its begining to fail. nipper

What is the problem or issue that you have, and what is the model, year, mileage and engine on the car. If it is a computer controled tranny, the computer controls all the shift points. When you drive the car manually, that over rides the computer and your selection takes precident. The car will force an upshift if you rev the enigne high enough in any gear. nippe

The E brake is a mechanical brake. On cars withe rear discs it is a true emergency brake, as it has a completly independent brake system. Think of the E brake as a rear drum within the rear rotor. Nothing you have said makes any sense, so its tim to find a new mechanic. The rear sensor is a hall effect sensor. The sensor generates an electrical polse everytime it passes the peak of a gear. These sensors are weather proof. They may be affected by anything that gets between them and thier target. My gut feeling is that they royally screwed up. There is no reason in the world that they cant hook up the E brake cable. As far as shorted out, there is no way that can happen unless they crushed the wires. If they shorted it out, i hope they didnt damage the ABS puter. NOw it may be possible that they have to remove the e brake cable to install the replacement sensor, and that they are too lazy to do double work. RUN to another mechanic, as these guys dont have a clue. nipper

thats beacause you dont test air flow and the ability to capture dirt using a dyno or an engine. There are too many variables to exaclty compare between engines. They used the standard test method that all manufactures use. nipper

like anything else, the newer ones are better then the 40-50 year old ones. Paper weaving technology has gotten a lot better then what was available then.Todays paper filter is possibly as good as an oil bath filter from the pre 70's. i had a 63 rambler where it was still available as an option. i think sometimes in the mid 60's they were droped. Also today people dont like anything messy when they have to do something as routine as a paper filter change. nipper

well not something i would want to test ina panic stop application either. Good luck and be careful nipper

They fixed the problem in 1997 1/2, so i would go with a 98 if thats possible. nipper

And thats the issues that OE has with designing an eletric waterpump for the masses. It would have been easy to do with a 48 volt system, but they have droped that idea due to the cost,weight, and complication of having both a 12 volt and 48 volt system. The cost of development vs the benefits of electric system really doesnt justify it at this time. This is an extreemly critical part, and if they screw it up, well, engines are nt cheap to repalce. nipper

yes, but i wouldnt go that far yet. the tranny puters are fairly robust, and it can be something else like a throttle position sensor or a sped sensor. Lets see what info he comes back with first. nipper

i've felt it kick in at 65mph on the highway when a women in her suv deicded she wanted the space i was occuping. The road was dry and weather fair. i think the car went into save-my-rump roast mode. Thats why i tell people the AWD is far more active then people think it is, and that variable bias between 10-50% is handy to have. nipper

is this an automatic? If it is, put the a fuse in the FWD holder and see if it goes away. If it does go away, then you have torque bind. Next make sure all the tires are equally worn and all at the same inflation. If they are then you need a transmission flush. This seems to solve the problem, and if you do have it it sounds like it is at the early stage. If you never have had the tranny serviced, may still be a good idea to have it done. If it does not go away, or you have a manual tranny, check your tires and make sure they still look like tires. Check the the sidewalls have no dimples, and the the side walls are still parallel to each other on the same tire. Have the wheel bearings inspected and the cv joints looked at. Do you have any ripped cv boots? nipper