I got the assy. apart- it was the typical problem mentioned on the Legacy BBS with the bushing siezing up and snapping off the flat-drive that 'plugs' into the front diff.

The dealer didn't have the part in stock (but Bloomington Subaru had the cable)- actually their parts diagram showed a longer tube-like affair instead of this sparkplug-like assembly, so he was confused with what I was trying to describe.

I'll have to check with them again now that I have the correct part number.

I lucked out on Monday and White Bear Subaru had the part I needed (#737411752- the 'spark-plug'-like thingy that threads into the front diff off the speedo cable) to fix the problem. They 'matched the 'old'(?) price and I got it for about $12 (they orig. wanted $18.89!?)

Everythings back together and I've got 'speedo' again. Once you know how it comes apart, it's relatively easy to fix.

-Mark