Travislee Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Hello, I just got a 1995 Legacy. I had to take this poor car away from my parents, I just could not see her sit around and be a pile of junk as my parents tend to do with cars with minor problems. I fixed the wheel bearing last night. Now I am working on the transmission. It does not currently go into reverse, It is an automatic transmission. First, anyone else come by this problem. and second, does anyone know a good online dealer, or dealer in general of transmissions, I would like to not spend over 1000 on a transmission for it. Thats if it is not fixable for about the same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Lot's of You Pull and Pay Yards up your way. www.car-part.com Or swap to a manual 5 speed trans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I'm pulling one from a 95 legacy as we speak. I would like 350 for it, but i have never shipped one before, and i can't imagine what the cost would be for the shipping being worth half as much as the trans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 just so happens I picked up a 95 Legacy recently with the exact same problem - no reverse. I found a used, low mileage (30,500 miles) tranny from a junkyard for $500 by searching car-part.com, and the car goes into the shop next week for installation (I just dont have time to do it myself with my work & school schedules)... Posted by johnceggleston in my thread about my 95...( http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/140226-new-addition-with-some-issues/page-3 ) plug and play auto trans for the 95 lego, all of them. 95 - 98 legacy L, brighton, LS - all ej22 cars93 - 98 impreza all ej22 or ej18 cars - L, LX, LS, LE, L+and 90 - 91 legacy non turbo the auto trans from an ej25 car 96 - 98 will work,BUT ONLY if you use the matching rear diff.the auto trans from a 92 - 94 lego will work,BUT ONLY if you use the matching rear diff.imprezas may be cheaper so be sure to look there.on car-part.com, you will have to search each year and model separately.this means your browser will have lots of tabs open. That should help you with your searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 i can't imagine what the cost would be for the shipping parts yards usually charge $150, some a little more ans some a little less. but they have shipping accounts with the trucking company. walk-ins with no account will charge more, maybe $250. if you know some you who has an account you can save some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travislee Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thank you everyone. I suppose a pick and pull yard will be my best bet. I have a friend that has swapped a few transmissions and is going to help me out. For now I just drive and park strategically so there is no backing up.. HAHA.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 please, please, please, read up on seating the torque converter before you install the new trans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/79130-how-to-seat-your-torque-converter-by-mnwolftrack/?hl=%20seating%20%20torque%20%20converter There's the thread for seating the converter. I had a post in there from the swap I did on my wife's car a couple years ago. It was the first time I'd swapped an automatic trans and the instructions got me right through. Check, double check and re-check. And just be sure it stays seated as you install. Not as bad as it sounds, just an easy thing to miss with some dire consequences. Pick N Pull and similar yards are fantastic to keep cheap older cars on the road. I think a trans is around $100. these days. Follow up with any questions. You can pm me if you get stuck somewhere. Edited October 14, 2013 by AdventureSubaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/79130-how-to-seat-your-torque-converter-by-mnwolftrack/?hl=%20seating%20%20torque%20%20converter There's the thread for seating the converter. I had a post in there from the swap I did on my wife's car a couple years ago. It was the first time I'd swapped an automatic trans and the instructions got me right through. Check, double check and re-check. And just be sure it stays seated as you install. Not as bad as it sounds, just an easy thing to miss with some dire consequences. Pick N Pull and similar yards are fantastic to keep cheap older cars on the road. I think a trans is around $100. these days. Follow up with any questions. You can pm me if you get stuck somewhere. umm - maybe $100 times 3 to 5...I just paid $500 for a low miles (30,500) tranny "near" me - if you can count over 3 hours away as "near"...plus the costs to go get it and a $50 core fee for not bringing the bad one in... average going price around here is $350-400 with at least 150,000 miles on them, if not more. there was one yard had one with over 200,000 miles on it and they wanted $450 for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 umm - maybe $100 times 3 to 5...I just paid $500 for a low miles (30,500) tranny "near" me - if you can count over 3 hours away as "near"...plus the costs to go get it and a $50 core fee for not bringing the bad one in... average going price around here is $350-400 with at least 150,000 miles on them, if not more. there was one yard had one with over 200,000 miles on it and they wanted $450 for it! As far as average replacement costs, you're right on. I was speaking specifically of Pick N Pull and similar yards. Pick N Pulls are commonplace on the west coast and charge $99.99 with a $29.99 Core charge for any transmission. http://www.picknpull.com/part_pricing.aspx?LocationID=59&Language=English&NavItem=12&SearchCriteria=partpricing But yeah, back in the midwest, this is a much less likely option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 As far as average replacement costs, you're right on. I was speaking specifically of Pick N Pull and similar yards. Pick N Pulls are commonplace on the west coast and charge $99.99 with a $29.99 Core charge for any transmission. http://www.picknpull.com/part_pricing.aspx?LocationID=59&Language=English&NavItem=12&SearchCriteria=partpricing But yeah, back in the midwest, this is a much less likely option. Yeah - We can only dream of prices like those...no such thing as a "pick-n-pull" around here anymore. They have all either closed shop, or gone the other route - they do the picking & pulling & charge for the labor for doing so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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