There are 2007 Forester struts under it the previous owner had installed.  He is mechanic on the car and I had asked about the angle of the axles when the first one went bad.  He states he has not had a problem doing this swap.  I don't know......

 

Yeah...that will do it.  Not with every car but i had this experience with a few.......go overstock on the geometry and the axles click clack......ESPESCIALLY aftermarkets. (most aftermarket axles are not made to operate at the extreme angles of subarus compared to most FWD cars)

 

Get yourself the crossmember spacers, the A-arm rear pivots, and the steering coupler and pitch stopper from a 96-99 outback.

Wow, I have all that stuff on the 96 Outback in the back yard.   Now,  what will happen to the diff if I do not get to it right away.  Or will the axles just go to crap?  There is about 3 feet of snow on top of that car right now.   Can we safely drive this thing?  

Get yourself the crossmember spacers, the A-arm rear pivots, and the steering coupler and pitch stopper from a 96-99 outback.

These parts I will add to the car and leave the 07 struts on, correct?

I do not think there is any problem with your diff.

 

Diffs clunk and thunk and whine and buck, always with metal shavings on the magnet.......but not click.

 

Axles click......

Has anyone looked at the pics of the diff and trans?  If it is the wrong one, I need to know so I can return it. 

 

Thanks,  Mark

That trans has the 8 bolt bell-housing, so no it will not work.

They changed the valve body and some electronics inside the trans when they changed the bellhousing. It will bolt into the car, but you won't be able to plug it in.

 

I also think there would be some evidence of damage (metal flakes/chunks) if the front diff was making the noise.

These parts I will add to the car and leave the 07 struts on, correct?

Yes

Ok ,  gonna try to send 2 pics....003.JPG

002.JPG

 

what is the trans id number on both of the trans?

it is located on the bell housing at the starter.

 

i do not think the second pic is a 98.

the 98 has the speed sensor in the same place as the 95.

 

and my experience has been that 95 - 98 ej22 car auto trans are the same.

the 99 ej22 car auto trans is a phase 2 trans.

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double post.

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Ah well, back goes the diff/trans set up and I will let the yard know what it will fit, not my car.    The concensus is that the trans pictured is a phase 2 trans from a 99. 

 

Good news about the parts on the Outback, as soon as it stops snowing around here and I can get to the car I will bring it up and start parting it out.

 

In the meantime, can we drive the 95 without wrecking something expensive on it?  Like I said before as soon as the CV grease warms up the noise pretty much goes away.  

 

I will also start looking for original Subaru axles with the green shells that I can reboot for just in case. 

 

Thanks again everyone,   Mark