turbo970's 92 tw rebuild with updates

[cj91legss]

Damn, That's too bad...

[turbo970]

my folks called the shop and he said the subie should be ready in about 2 weeks

[turbo970]

so can a good trans mechanic rebuild a subie trans in a 2 week time period ?

[Rubasu]

Yes they can. If they have the parts they need to replace.

[turbo970]

he called my mom and said he was ordering a rebuild kit for it i hope he doesnt take forever redoing it

[turbo970]

heres what the subie looked like when i got it

[turbo970]

would this hurt or help my subie when i get it back

http://www.grimmspeed.com/catalog/produ ... ucts_id=52

[Legacy777]

It probably wouldn't help, and could hurt since the size is larger, and can cause the exhaust gasses to lose velocity.

[cj91legss]

Ive seen turbos go out because flex sections in an aftermarket uppipe fail... I can only imagine an aftermarket crosspipe can do the same no matter the brand...

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[turbo970]

well a lil update the folks are gonna call the trans shop and see how my car is coming along. they are getting upset with all the time he's taking

[turbo970]

i called the trans shop and the dude hasnt even ordered the parts to over haul it. i told me he will pull the trans and strip it down this week and get the rebuild kit coming. and he said something about getting a kits with updates

[turbo970]

i got the subie to the new shop yesterday. drove it in 3rd all the way lol. i did notice the check engine light kicked on every time i took my foot off the gas. and the idle was jumpy. it would idle real high then drop down almost to a stall then back up high. i'll try to get pics today or tomorrow if its still outside of the new shop

[Rubasu]

good luck man i hope you get this thing running soon.

[turbo970]

me too. the guy at the new shop said he'd need a week or two. he wants to make sure it needs a new trans.

[92ColoradoTurbo]

I dunno if I'm the only one but... MOAR Pictures please! i like looking at different legacy's for some reason, especially rockin wagons!
And where'd you get that boost gauge mount??

[turbo970]

only reason i'm lacking pics is because this car been in the shop since i got it lol. and i just picked up the boost gauge mount at auto zone

[turbo970]

i talked to the guy that runs the shop that the subie is at now. he said theres something binding up in the trans because when you make sharp turns it feels like a 4x4 with its lockers engaged.

[turbo970]

[Legacy777]

Tell him to put a fuse in the FWD fuse holder and see if that makes the binding go away. If it does, then the duty c solenoid is probably fine, and the problem is with the clutch packs and will likely need to be replaced. If the binding does not go away with the fuse in the the FWD fuse holder, then the duty c solenoid is probably the likely culprit.

[turbo970]

its weird though no fourth gear and tourqe bind are those 2 separate problems or are they related

[Legacy777]

They could be related, but until you can narrow down the issue to the duty c solenoid or the clutches, I'd be hesitent to say one way or another.

[turbo970]

well they are going to start on it tomorrow. he thinks a viscous coupler went out. what ever that is

[mike-tracy]

This isn't sounding too good.

[turbo970]

well if i need a new trans so be it

[Legacy777]

Ummm....there is no viscous coupler in an automatic transmission.

I'd suggest confirming with him on what he thinks the problem is. He's not leaving me with a warm fuzzy feeling that he knows what he's talking about.