Is my tranny dead! Question on changing it for a 5 speed box

[superlowsub]

hey guys after some help.....

I have a 1991 turbo legacy, and its an auto. this morning the tans had a fit!! The car was running just fine and then it just stopped changing gears properly. the only gears that do not work are 3rd and drive. Is the tranny dead or is it an easy fix?
If its going to need a full rebuild I am thinking of changing it for a 5 speed.
any advice would be great

thanks

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Searches for sure. there's been about 5 swaps done by members and they're pretty complex for the average user

[tris91ricer]

You don't want to rebuild an auto, and particularly not these. AWD auto trannies are teh suck when it comes to trying to get 'em right.. ..which doesn't happen. Although, for about half the cost, (it's ~$4k to properly rebuild an AWD AT) you can swap for a 5sp...

www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/swap/swap.html

Check that link out, it's a pretty good writeup on an AWD/5sp swap...