93 Legacy Wagon 2.2 AWD 5 speed transmission.

 

I will be doing it on a garage floor with no transmission lift (other than my arms and floor jack) and no hoist.

 

From those of you who have yanked a transmission how big of a pain is this?

 

With 1 being as easy as an oil change to 10 being as painful as smashing your thumb with a hammer 17 times in a row.

 

I know it won't be a picnic but I have put transmissions in VW Rabbits with no jack and only my arms as a lift and I didn't kill myself (at the time I wish I had). I am tight with the $$ so I am willing to put up with quite a bit but I don't want to be "penny wise and pound foolish".

 

Let me know your thoughts,

Greg

It's not that bad. The MT tranny is pretty light compared to the AT.

 

It'll help to have a second person there to tilt the engine back while you're under the car. This will help align the tranny & engine.

 

I've got pics from my swap of various tranny and other parts if you want to take a gander.

www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/swap

considering I've done a TAURUS on a garage floor with no lift, I don't think an AWD Soobie tranny will be too hard :-) The older ones it's almost easier to pull the motor, and lift the trans out that way

by yourself with an engine lift - easy. you wouldn't have any problems at all. just pull motor and trans at the same time, lay them on the floor and go to town.

 

by yourself from underneath - dropping the tranny is easy as cake. i can have one out in like an hour. getting it back in is the trick. fun lining it up. all in all not terribly challenging, just bulky and awkward.