That's a smile becasue it is NOT the gear inside the differential housing.

 

That would be a major pulling the tranny...........

 

So the the little square shaft that connects the sensor to the big shaft in the tranny broke right inside the sensor. The square hole inside the sensor is locked up and does not move. Whatever rotates inside the sensor has seized up. Pretty good that it lasted this long 15 years of highway driving. Lots of revs on that sensor.

 

I Know from another post that the shaft can be pulled out and is part of the new sensor.

 

How hard is it to pull the that small connecting shaft out? Mine is sort of stuck and I can't pull it just with my hands. Will it cut that oil seal that is around the slot in the big shaft?

 

The gear in the tranny is OKAY. I checked by holding the small shaft that is still in the big shaft that goes to the gear and it rotates when the car rolls. So I know that is good.

 

Any help would be appreciated

 

Take care of that Subaru,

John

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i'm not sure i understand the break.

 

the new sensor should have the tab with it. (hangs out the bottom of the sensor and kind of flops around.) this slides into the housing and fits into a slot. if a new sensor does not have the tab, a used one will. i think i have a picture, if i can find it i'll post it when i get home.

 

i also read the post about being able to remove the tab, but i was reluctant to test it, so i left it alone.

It ws just real hard pulling the broken shaft out. Yeah I got the new sensor and put it in. The small shaft in the old sensor had broken off and I thought everything would be okay. It worked for a day and then gave errors. I think the gear inside the trans is slipping. I took the old sensor apart and it was all gummed up and seized inside.