jjou812 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 96 obw 5MT 157k miles. just had installed a used tranny with claimed 75k miles, shifts perfectly but has torque bind in tight turns. i bought the tranny from the salvage yard for $650, 30 day warranty, no labor coverage. the old VC had no binding at all but i never tried it in the slick stuff to know if it's any good so i'm hesitant to swap that one in. the #s on both trans were the same so i can assume it's not a ratio mismatch. i have not yet approached the salvage yard about this, figured i'd get your advice first....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Not much you can do on a manual. If it has TB the VC is shot. You can swap the VC units if you want from the old one. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 i'd talk to the yard, and see what they suggest. putting in a different trany is more work , but you can't live with what you have. i don't know how much work it is to swap the VC but if it's dooable you might look for half of your money back from the salvage yard. that might make it worth it. 96 obw 5MT 157k miles. just had installed a used tranny with claimed 75k miles, shifts perfectly but has torque bind in tight turns. i bought the tranny from the salvage yard for $650, 30 day warranty, no labor coverage. the old VC had no binding at all but i never tried it in the slick stuff to know if it's any good so i'm hesitant to swap that one in. the #s on both trans were the same so i can assume it's not a ratio mismatch. i have not yet approached the salvage yard about this, figured i'd get your advice first....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjou812 Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 so i should get some money back from the junkyard and then what? the dealer wants $1500 to replace VC which i cant afford, and the VC from the bad trans might be no good which would be wasted money spent on labor to swap it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Not that terrible to swap out in the car. Id try the used one and then get a new one. I think they list around $500 for the part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjou812 Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 $500 for the VC not bad if i can get junkyard to pay for it. where do i get one? 1stsubaruparts doesnt list it. thanx for the advice or where can i get a known good used one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjou812 Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 i emailed subarupartsforyou. question- how worried should i be that the original VC (the one without TB) might be failed open? if thats a rare failure mode i'll take the chance on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 They fail real often. Id get a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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