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Old 02-26-2003, 03:58 PM
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I am speechless about this whole tranny thing! The tranny was replaced at only 65,000 miles on it/ has a new external filter and a new upgraded radiator without the screen mesh in the cooler and has had at least two complete fluid changes since then.

Doing the tranny code diagnostics both current and previous, never produced any codes at all, except a "31" for the TPS, which was replaced. I even bought another TCU to put in, since many here thought the TCU could be a cause of the small flare between 2 and 3 under light acceleration.

The tranny always shifted strongly, engaged power mode without problems, had TC lockup and in general worked as I thought it should.

I was never adverse to putting any money into the pearlie that was needed. Not having very strong mechanical skills or the availability of a garage, I always relied on my honest technicians and mechanics to tell me what was needed. No matter what they say it needed, it got it.

I feel somewhat responsible about this unforseen turn of events. Many on this site "sold" Chris on the idea of buying this car, as it was a really great deal and was exquisitely maintained. He took my, and our, word for it and flew 3000 miles to buy a car sight unseen.

If I had even the slightest inkling of impending tranny problems i would have told him long before I got here or would have never sold it to ANY member of this club. I feel I have a strong and positive standing here and would never do anything to jeopardize it, for any reason.

I am hoping for a mis-diagnosis by the tranny guy and that the situation is not as bad as claimed.
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Old 02-26-2003, 05:23 PM
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I was never adverse to putting any money into the pearlie that was needed. Not having very strong mechanical skills or the availability of a garage, I always relied on my honest technicians and mechanics to tell me what was needed. No matter what they say it needed, it got it.

I feel somewhat responsible about this unforseen turn of events. Many on this site "sold" Chris on the idea of buying this car, as it was a really great deal and was exquisitely maintained. He took my, and our, word for it and flew 3000 miles to buy a car sight unseen.

If I had even the slightest inkling of impending tranny problems i would have told him long before I got here or would have never sold it to ANY member of this club. I feel I have a strong and positive standing here and would never do anything to jeopardize it, for any reason.

I am hoping for a mis-diagnosis by the tranny guy and that the situation is not as bad as claimed.

John,

I don't think Chris blames you for the tranny. When he got to Chicago, I noticed the flare after I drove the pearlie. The thing is it still shifts strong and it was not skipping or doing anything weird. Just a mild flare. That is the reason why TCU has not caught the error yet.

I understand that we "told" chris that the pearlie was a good buy. I still without a doubt will say it to anyone that the Pearlie is in great shape. Also, I think Chris or anyone that buy ANY SVX should know (I think Chris already does) that a 92 SVX is STILL a 10 year old car. With a 10 year old car, it will have 10 years worth of problems. Even new cars have problems. But I can compare the pearlie to my 94 and I can tell without a doubt that that 92 pearlie is in MUCH MUCH better shape than my 94.

Anyways, just want to toss in my 2 cents.

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Old 02-26-2003, 05:58 PM
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The thing with 5 speed is that you will need a new clutch every so often as well. Just a thought.

I hate it when I am right about the tranny. Just never been wrong yet.

L
Yeah, I guess clutches do wear out, but I think it depends greatly on clutch disc quality and driver habits. I imagine a clutch r&r is much less expensive than another tranny.
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Old 02-28-2003, 12:48 PM
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I've come to the coclusion that a new trany is iminent, a temp fix may just cause me more grief.
John mentioned to me that a Re-man from Subaru has a core charge, as usual, but the core will only be accepted if it has not been tampered with. So If I try to fix something, I could loose my core charge.
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John - when I found out your svx was for sale I told Kim about it and we were both amazed. Even she agreed that it would be worth buying even if the tranny was shot or the wheel bearings all seized or the rack needed replacement - just due to the immaculate condition of the car. I even tried to get my brother in NY to buy it but it was claimed before he could. I feel bad for Chris and any svx owner that has to replace a tranny but he still got one hell of a deal anyway.
Of all the svx's I have seen at various meets I have a clear picture of yours permanently embedded in my brain. Your car is beautiful.
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Yeah, I guess clutches do wear out, but I think it depends greatly on clutch disc quality and driver habits. I imagine a clutch r&r is much less expensive than another tranny.
I agree with you Mychalio, clutches do wear out. The rate may be accelerated by poor driving techniques. I'd much rather replace a clutch and re-surface the flywheel than an replace an entire auto trans. It would definitely be cheaper.
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Old 03-01-2003, 05:38 PM
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I'm still very happy with the car, I expected the trany to be replaced, I'm actually happy that I made it back to Vancouver. And the car is still in amazing condition.

I will be doing ongoing mechanical work to make this car perfect, even though it was that when I picked it up.

I don't want anybody getting the idea that I am not happy about purchasing John's Pearlie, I'm still very pleased.

Just heading to LaConnor for a meet, see some of you later.
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Old 03-02-2003, 10:29 PM
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Met Dan(stricklySubaru) at NWMeet

I now have a plan, Dan has a way of helping me out with a spare tranny, so I will get a used trany fron Dan, and then take my apart and try to replace Pump gasket, and if I get really motivated, may look at the other components too. Now this is not a recommended option. I have only rebuilt one old Ford trany before, and it didn't work when I was done, so I will need to adhere to better practices and way more patience.

The fact is that I know Beav is right, I can feel it in my bones, but realize that no trany shop will waste their time just replacing a gasket.

And for the better of the group, I will take lots of pictures.

Oh, should I have a manual before I do this
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I would say yes Chris

Go to www.transonline.com and order the Subaru 4 speed manual, which covers all variants of the 4EAT that we have.

From memory it is only about $15 [US], it has all the gen.

It even tells you where to put any leftover bits you find when you have it all bolted up again!

Best of luck with it.

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Old 03-04-2003, 12:19 AM
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It appears I keep getting new options every day.
I can swap in a legacy trany with the gears ready to go, then just find a rear end set, and see how it flies.

Um, this is the option to retro the car with 4.11 gear set, instead of a trany rebuild. If there is a nice little Legacy trany lying around some-one doesn't want, I'm ready to test it for you???
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Mine has been flaring like that for at least a couple of years now. I just learned to recognize right when it happens and quickly let off the gas so it shifts. It happens more when I'm in low speed turns as the car tries to shift between 2 and 3. If only that band adjustment screw weren't so hard to get to.

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ditto. Only more like since I bought the car.... just let off the gas, see how long the sucker lasts.

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Did the mechanic try the band adjustment?

If not, you COULD line up an assortment of the right sized wrenches.....regular combo, flare, ignition etc. and take a DEEP breath. Give yourself an hour or so, might have to loosen nut with one wrench and turn it with another (all while making sure bolt is not getting too loose ). Put a turn on the bolt, snug the nut and test...might fix it with one turn, maybe two, maybe not at all.......still, MIGHT be all it needs. Gotta be worth the investment of time and a few odd wrenches.

Did this 3k ago, along with unplugging the resistor....could not believe the difference, NEVER flares the shift anymore.
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I have disconnected the resistor, made a big difference.
The Tech would not touch the car as he did not want to make it worse. He did explain that the band adjustment would make sense if the problem was consistent, however I gave it to him with the resistor plugged in, therefore the problem was very bad, but still intermitent.

I may try the band adjustment when the weather warms ups, maybe this weekend.( we only get nice weather when we want it, ya right)
I'm also getting a 2-3 second delay when I put it into gear, that is another sign of low preasure, so If I fix the low preasure, all my problems should go away(fingers crossed)

The band and the pump gasket would inevitably be related, adjusting the band to me is like masking the problem. But I will give it a try. Don't I have to do this from underneath the car? I saw a picture somewhere???

Oh, is there only one adjustment screw for all bands? or one for 2-3...Its around here somewhere, I know there are at least 20 descriptions of how the trany works, I've read them all, but its always a mystery when I start to think about it
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Old 04-26-2003, 01:31 AM
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New trany(well, 14k miles, with LevelTen)

I've installed the rebuilt trany from Elninoalex, and the car is completely different.
the shifts are very firm, at least 1-2, 2-3 still lags a little when I let off on the gas, but there is almost no slip. The car a has a much better rpm/speed ratio...better power transfer feel.

I'm very Happy, thanks Elninoalex.
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