Hello all - first post here. I've searched through some archives and can't find a definitive answer to this, so I thought I would post.

 

I just got a 94 FWD Legacy a few months ago. About 6 weeks ago the clutch seemed to start slipping in 5th - then 4th.... 3rd..... This morning, it was horrible - but, it was also about 20 degrees outside (not sure if that makes a difference or not).

 

The legacy has 124k on it, so i'm betting the clutch is ready to go. However, are there any adjustments I can make to possibly extend its life for a few months??

 

Also, if I need to put a new clutch in, I'd rather tell the mechanic what to buy instead of just going with whatever they want to put in it. I don't have the $$ to go all out, but I also don't want a piece of junk - any suggestions there would be very helpful.

 

Thanks much!!

Hello all - first post here. I've searched through some archives and can't find a definitive answer to this, so I thought I would post.

 

I just got a 94 FWD Legacy a few months ago. About 6 weeks ago the clutch seemed to start slipping in 5th - then 4th.... 3rd..... This morning, it was horrible - but, it was also about 20 degrees outside (not sure if that makes a difference or not).

 

The legacy has 124k on it, so i'm betting the clutch is ready to go. However, are there any adjustments I can make to possibly extend its life for a few months??

 

Also, if I need to put a new clutch in, I'd rather tell the mechanic what to buy instead of just going with whatever they want to put in it. I don't have the $$ to go all out, but I also don't want a piece of junk - any suggestions there would be very helpful.

 

Thanks much!!

you can start here: http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/performance/index.php?brand=exedy&brand_part=clutch_kit&brand_make=su&brand_model=legacy&brand_year=1994

or you can do a Google search for Excedy Clutches (that is how I got that link, and those are about the average prices I have found). Excedy is the brand of clutch that Subaru uses as OEM, so they should work very well for you. As for an adjustment, If you have a cable type clutch (this means you only have one master cylendar looking thing under your hood, on the left. If you have two of them, with ine in the middle of the rear of the engine compartment then you have a hydraulic type clutch), there are two nuts that you can loosten from each other (look near the center of the rear of the engine compartment, it will be there, on top of the transmission)and you can loosten the cable after the locknut is backed off. I can find no information on adjusting the hydraulic type, and I suspect there is no adjustment to be done as it is all done for you by the unit. Hope this helps (and is clear enough). On a 94 I don't know which system you use. Mine is a 92 AWD and I use the cable. . .