eagleeye

Thanks a whole lot Sonicfrog & Gloyale. You have the correct wire colors. I'll be ready for inspection ( after front brakes) now. This thread should be archived somewhere with all other auto to manual conversion related articles. I posted this question & tried searching it out several months ago and didn't find what I needed.

Not yet. Sent you a pm. Thanks

Ok, I have the wire ran from my tranny switch to my tranny tunnel inside the car. I connected those two wires, one to brown & one to black. The indicator light in my dash now comes on and indicates reverse, but my lights still won't come on. ( I haven't changed my speedo cluster out yet) I did have to connect the two larger wires in the rectangular connector (auto tranny connector) for the car to start. The brown & black wires came from this same connector. I still have a few plugs under my spare tire that are not connected that were plugged into the old auto tranny. Should one of these plugs be jumpered? The other wires in the rectangular plug were for 1,2,D,N,P. Thanks again.

Sounds great. Let me know what you had to do. Yes, I love the 5sp & d/r tranny. I just need to get this inspection over. Thanks

I found the switch in the tranny and have ran a wire from it to my shifter console where I think I need to hook it up at, just don't know exact wires or how to find them. Someone must have done one of these or know how.

I recently did a auto to manual conversion on my 91 Loyale and am having trouble hooking up my reverse lights. Its time for inspection. Does anyone know exactly where I need to hook up my reverse switch from my manual transmission to? I have already run a wire from the transmission to my shifter console. There was a multi pin plug that connected to my auto shifter and I am guessing that there was a switch in the auto's shifter. I don't have the shifter to look for it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have tried to track it down with a meter, but have gotten nowhere. Thanks

I thought I was the only one daring enough to do that. I bought a 91 Loyale 4wd and the guy told me I could get a replacement title. Turns out the title had been stamped non-repairable. My locked up 88 3dr title was my only option. Its a risk and I would be afraid to try to resell it, but I'll drive her till she dies!

I guess the major parts are in decent order. (fenders,doors,glass) . I've stripped a lot from it and my 9 year old son has dismantled a lot of the smaller stuff. He loves Subaru's and is having a blast just taking stuff apart. I've started training the next generation! What in particular are you looking for? I'll try to post a pic tomorrow

What part of Va are you in. I know where there are three turbo 4wd cars in a yard. I'm not sure what they have in them. Check with Shenandoah Auto Salvage (540) 943-2300

I have an 88 hatchback that I'm parting out. The motor is shot and the tranny has been removed. I've pulled out about everything I need. I did look into pulling the ignition switch out to put in my 91 loyale, but it looked like too much work. They have shear head screws in them. You'd have to drill them out. I'll try to pull the door lock cylinders out this weekend if your interested. Send me a pm with your address. If I get em out without too much trouble I'll send them to you.

Thanks for the info. I finally got the axle shaft out. It looks like someone has bent the housing over into the cut-outs in the nut. Like you'd do with a spanner nut & washer. What a nightmare! I've removed the whole arm (brake lines too) I'm gonna take it to work tomorrow where I have more tools and where its dry. Is that the way your supposed to lock the nut into the housing?

I sprayed the nut down with some penetrating oil yesterday. Looks like rain today, so I'll try tomorrow. I'm assuming they are right hand threads..? Also, do I have to remove the entire axle? I removed the outer pin, but I can't get the axle off of the stub shaft. It'll almost slide back enough.

Thats what I thought I needed. I'm hoping I can rent one at a local parts store. If I can get my hands on one and take measurements I can make my own. Thanks for the info!

I'm getting ready to replace a noisy rear wheel bearing on my 91 4wd. Loyale. I've never replaced a rear bearing before. I have the drum and shoe backing plate off, outer seal removed and the axle pin removed. After that I'm not sure about the next move. It looks like there is a nut of some sort on the backside I need to remove. Is this removed with a punch & hammer? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

Ok, thanks anyway.