I purchased a used transmission for my 98 legacy outback wagon.I'm having trouble getting the shifter linkage and transmission to cooperate.Here's what I know-the replacement tran's position switch was different than mine and damaged.In the process of removing it along with the shift lever,I over extended it and had to take the pan back off and put the detent lever back in place.I noticed that the internal detent arm was different but didn't think any more about it.Both shift levers,placed side by side were different but the pin for the switch and the pin for the shift cable look to be positioned the same.I could weld the broken shift arm back together and clean it up but I don't think that is the problem.I think I need to drop the pan and change the internal detent arm to go along with my shifter.To get the trans in reverse,it's between reverse and park on the shifter and I can hear the parking pawl when backing.When trans is in drive shifter is in neutral.This is not a matter of just adjusting the cable.My original trans number is TZ102Z2DBA-KF,the replacement trans is TZ102Z2CBA-DT.Any help is greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance.

My first though is cable adjustment. Is it possible that the arm inside isn't positioned properly? Most of the time there is only one way they fit because the shaft will have a flat cut in it for alignment.

I hope it is just a matter of the differences in the two.I wish I would have payed better attention to the internal arm when I had it apart.

hmm, 4EAT's swap like champs, this sounds odd.

 

the donor trans came from what?

I ran the numbers through here before I bought it and was told they're compatible.The numbers are in my original thread.I don't what it breaks down to but was told by the yard it's from a 97 and told on here it was from a 96 and it would work.