October 4, 200619 yr 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.......
October 4, 200619 yr 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
October 4, 200619 yr 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.......
October 5, 200619 yr Author 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.
October 5, 200619 yr 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.
October 6, 200619 yr Author $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?
October 10, 200619 yr Author 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
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