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Old 12-07-2005, 09:30 AM
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torque converter

ok so tranny went out a few weeks ago [big surprise there eh?]

got the new tranny from ebay ['97 legacy 88k - 99day warranty]

my question is - whats the story on my old tc?

shop said it doesn't leak and didn't have any debris but the shop of course
indicated that my labor wage would double if they have to pull it back out
after installing

the 'new' tc from the legacy tranny is smaller than my old and cannot be reused

so do i buy a new one at $167 local

pick up a 'known good' one off ebay for $50 plus sh

or trust my old one since the fluid was clean and its not leaking?

-sau
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Old 12-07-2005, 11:26 AM
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I would use the SVX torque converter but immediately flush the tranny. If the tranny is under warranty as you say it shouldn't be an issue to flush. Normally if there's a problem caused by flushing it will happen very soon.
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Old 12-07-2005, 11:58 AM
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well the tranny has a warranty but the labor doesnt

local shop is putting it in for 300 [aamco]

if they have to pull it back out cause the tc doesnt work then that's 300x2

i'd rather not pay $600

a known good tc is $50 on ebay plus shipping...

is the svx tc bullet proof - i honestly know nothing about the tc in a subaru

my tranny went out - when cold it would engage but wouldn't shift from 2nd

and once warm it lost all grip completely in every detent except park

no drive no reverse nothing....

so i didn't know if its safe to assume the tc is ok cause there wasnt any metal shavings when they pulled it

or safer to pay $70 to get a known working one shipped to the tranny shop and have them use that one...

or of course go the full route and get either mine rebuilt or one from an auto parts store - about $200 either way

-sau
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Old 12-07-2005, 05:36 PM
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Torque converters.

The torque converters give no trouble, it is the lock-up clutch in there that can be suspect. You don't have a model, mileage or history in your profile, so I can't be sure.
Some of the early 92 US models had a lining on the clutch that tended to flake off and block the cooler and the lube passages in the box. As you lost the high clutch followed by the forward clutch, I would think that it had the oil pick up screen in the box blocked by lining debri, Dropping the line pressure.

That said the SVX converter is stronger, so I would get them to drain the converter to see if there is any lining debri in there. If not use it, if there is don't use as it will continue to drop pieces into the new box.

I'd get them to reverse flush the cooler in the radiator to ensure that it is not blocked.

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Old 12-09-2005, 11:17 AM
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thanks harvey

i bought a new one just cause i didnt wanna pay for labor twice over

the shop that doing it isnt giving the best cust. service

ill just be happy when its all done

-sau
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Old 12-09-2005, 12:18 PM
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a known good tc is $50 on ebay
-sau
I don't know about anyone else but I'm thinking known good plus ebay is approaching an oxymoron?

Is the seller willing to pay for the labor to replace it if it turns out to be bad? I didn't think so.

As always with ebay, Buyer Beware.
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Ditto that... person I bought this car from bought it off ebay... now Im replacing the trans that was supposedly replaced in July... go figure...
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Old 12-12-2005, 05:34 PM
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Ditto that... person I bought this car from bought it off ebay... now Im replacing the trans that was supposedly replaced in July... go figure...
When I had a rebuild done, the shop had the TC rebuilt by a specialty shop which tells me a better than original TC is insurance against earley failure. The TC is the source of heat in our tranny, if it's state of the art, that's a good thing IMHO....
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Old 12-14-2005, 10:24 PM
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It was supposedly replaced before June according to Brian at the dealer but who knows
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Homer says "Mmmm I bet pnyklr's avatar doesn't last long"

And jam, wasn't there a shop other then aamco you could have used?
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Old 12-17-2005, 08:02 AM
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homer changed it to a picture of the best car ever
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Old 12-19-2005, 02:04 PM
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homer changed it to a picture of the best car ever
Then he changed it to a pic of a GN
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