the sucker king

it looks from the pic that the punch you used was a little too small and ended up going inside the pin and now both are stuck? If this is correct, you have soaked it so now put a socket on that punch and work it out with a ratchet, one direction then the other, back and forth. maybe try a vice grip on the pin side to help hold it while you work the punch out with you socket/ratchet. let the vice grip get wedged to keep the pin from turning. I assume that you have acquired the correct punch now. If you get the stuck punch out then you can easily drive the pin out with your new (correct) punch. If the problem is that you tried to punch the pin out in the wrong direction (One hole on the axle is beveled and the pin should be driven into that hole and driven out of the opposite side) then try putting a drift on the pin and drive it back / work it out. Patience. If you drove it out the wrong way and the pin breaks off, just put the correct punch on the broken pin and drive it out the right direction. if you have identified the direction as you problem and can't get it out, you might try to shear the pin off and do this.

on the cradle, when you find your donor car, take the crossmember with pump etc in one awkward piece, it keeps crap from getting in hoses if you leave it all intact and makes for an easier swap.

X 2 on the need for the crossmember (cradle), also some early engines will not have the holes in the pass side head to mount the ps pump mounting bracket, but I have found that the one mounting hole is fine to hold it, litterally drove for years like that.

actually I think the 80-84 subies are probably better grouped with the historic forum. The pushrod era. OHV represent!

Thanks moosens, I'll let you know if I want to take you up on that but it looks like the links dude provided here will do me . You guys are the best!

@oce177 thanks that is awesome! much apreesh. would still take a FSM if somebody has it available, but the pages you posted are great. What is the source of that document?

I want a FSM for a 92 EJ22 engine, I saw from looking around on ebay that the FSMs for this era subie are several books, I am only interested in the engine. It looks like section 2 & 3 are in one single book that covers engine and transmission. Is this correct? Anyone have and want to part with it? I would consider another early ej22 year if they are the basically the same.One other thought if somebody would lend it to me if you don't want to sell it

@nighthawk no worries, and thanks for the kind words. If you are ever cruising by and you catch me outside (in the spring and summer I am in the driveway a lot) stop in and say hello.

@nighthawk2006 the directions you give are to my house, but I have no tan car. I don't think this car is from Lyons, it's to small a town for me not to know if it was. It must be somebody nearby enough though to be coming by here from time to time.

Please help me out here- twice I have caught a brief glimpt at an absolutely huge tan/gold 80-84 wagon that was passing through Lyons, Colorado heading up the south st vrain canyon on state rt 7. The first time was maybe 3 years ago, it pulled over in front of my house to check out my subies and was gone by the time i could get outside. Then today it drove by my house on rt 7. all I know is it's huge, looks like maybe its on 33s? and I can hear it is EJ'd. If this is somebody on the board or if anyone knows who, PLEASE get in touch, I really want to check this thing out. and I am sure whoever own it would like to check out my hatch too.

Please help me out here- twice I have caught a brief glimps at an absolutely huge tan/gold 80-84 wagon that was passing through Lyons, Colorado heading up the south st. vrain canyon on state rt. 7. The first time was maybe 3 years ago, it pulled over in front of my house to check out my subies and was gone by the time i could get outside. Then today it drove by my house on rt 7. all I know is it's huge, looks like maybe its on 33s? and I can hear it is EJ'd. If this is somebody on the board or if anyone knows who, PLEASE get in touch, I really want to check this thing out. and I am sure whoever owns it would like to check out my hatch too.

was there a skidplate made for first gen (pre-2000) outbacks?

subaru dealership.

yes thanks freak, You could count me in for 2 rear gen 2 hatch gaskets. and just fyi last I checked you could still get the chrome trim pieces that go with.

I would love a new rear glass gasket for my hatch, but I doubt we could find 50 people to order them. anyone else?