Pulling out 4EAT in 92 lecacy turbo AWD wagon help!!!

[subby74]

hey ive had a 92 legacy gt wagon AWD running a 4eat had another ej20t motor and turbo put in as i overheated the previous motor and the turbo was stuffed. When i finally got it running i was accelerating hard and sumthing broke it sounded like somone threw a spanner into the trans, i immediatley stopped and had it towed home. Its been sitting idle for about 8 months as i was short of cash this was the first subby ive driven and i absolulely love the ride.

I believe it could be the clutchplate that broke as some mates have said, however i would like to rebuild the 4eat ive been quoted about 1800$ dang!!is it worth it i would love to get my baby back on the road.Help please as im a beginner that needs a little direction. Im pulling out the tranny on Saturday first timer a little direction would be appreciated.

[Legacy777]

The automatics are a pain to get out simply because they are so much bigger and heavier then the MT's. The first tricky part is removing all the bolts that hold the flexplate to the torque converter. You have to access these bolts through the access port on the bell housing of the motor.
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Short of that....just loosen everything....and it'd probably be a good idea to rent a transmission jack, and have a buddy or two to help.

I ended up bending one of the lower engine studs because the transmission was sitting on it at a weird angle.

good luck.

[subby74]

cheers for the pics and the reply fopping all will go smoothly on saturday

[WRXdan]

Tip: double nut the lower trans to engine studs. That will give you more room to work.

[Legacy777]

that's a pretty good idea dan. unscrew the stud from the engine......that would have saved us a lot of headaches!

You get a star for the day

[subby74]

double nut?? um wat that mean? undo the nut on engine? forgive my ignorance just a beginner dont know the lingo yet thanx for the help guyz

92 legacy AWD gt wagon

[vrg3]

I'm not positive, but I think he's describing a way to remove a stud.

If you put two nuts on the stud, and cinch them up tightly against each other, you can use the lower one to turn the stud and extract it.

[WRXdan]

I'm not positive, but I think he's describing a way to remove a stud.

If you put two nuts on the stud, and cinch them up tightly against each other, you can use the lower one to turn the stud and extract it.

This is correct..but becareful not to back the nut against the bell housing. The nut could dig into the aluminum and prevent you from turning ths stud.

[subby74]

my mate ended up not turning up till late pulled out intercooler and undid most of the nutz exhaust system is pulled out ready to start undoing nuts around tranz. I need to pull out rear driveshaft there is a cross member in the way do i have to pull out cross member to get at it easier, i think it supports trans if so should i put jack under to support then undo.

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92 Turbo Legacy - AWD 4EAT Wagon

[MY92]

Might want at least two jacks under it to lower it.

Or a jack and two people.

Absolute PITA to remove the tranny using only axle stands to raise the car.

Oh yeah, draining all the ATF out is a good idea too.