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  1. Transmission and Driveline
    While driving down I-80 in Utah there was a loud pop followed by a kind of chugging rattle that you could feel through the floor. Pulled over to the side, took a look underneath and this is what we saw. Wondering if anyone knows if this gear looking piece sheared off or was chewed up and if this...
  2. Transmission and Driveline
    What I thought was a loud muffler must be the differential. Its a loud constant whirring that is headache inducing at high speeds. I I suspended my subaru and had it run in drive. I held each rear cv axle one at a time to stop them from spinning. The passenger side axle I could feel vibration...
  3. Transmission and Driveline
    I searched but couldn't find a clear answer. What are the capacities and preferred weight / specs for front and rear differentials? What size tool will I need for the plugs? (I'd rather replace the plugs & gasket if someone has a link handy). Thanks a lot in advance
  4. Transmission and Driveline
    replaced driive shaft to rear differential, pulled fwd fuse and now when accelerating and releasing throttle, rear end tracks away from straight. bought car with bad shaft and fwd fuse in so never had this before.
  5. Australia / New Zealand
    Hi all I just recently found out about tire shaving (or buffing) as a way of avoiding a replacement of all four tires when only one is gone. It seems pretty common in North America, but I'm not sure about down here in Australia. Has anyone actually done this here for their Forester (or any...
  6. Transmission and Driveline
    2003 forester x AT 2.5 Front left (driver's side) (A week of work) New strut, new strut mount, New stabilizer link New ball joint New tie rod end New axle seal (at differential housing)(differential side retainer oil seal at transmission side) Disassembled and reassembled everything according...
  7. Transmission and Driveline
    Does anybody know how difficult it is to replace a rear differential cover?? (see pictures) I month ago I replaced the rear differential fluid and unfortunately overtightened the drain plug which cracked the cover just enough for oil to slowly leak. I was getting ready to replace it (part is...
  8. Transmission and Driveline
    Hey everyone. I have a 2002 S, manual with a blown transmission. I bought a 2004 WRX transmission for it. The trans shop it’s at just called me and said that the incompatibility is the difference in slave cylinders, that my car has a push style clutch and I need a push style transmission to go...
  9. Transmission and Driveline
    I just bought a 2006 forester, it has 198000. From a standing start there is a loud clunk about 1 wheel revolution after starting and another softer clunk about the same distance again. the car struggles around corners. all this goes away when I put in the fuse for FWD. what is going on? it...
  10. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    2007 Forester X. Bone stock. 154k miles. I bought the car in November, it is not july and it's dead. I had a no start issue in the winter and i solved that by replacing all my grounds, battery, alternator, spark distributor, spark wires, spark plugs. Things were good for a while then it started...
  11. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    Any help greatly appreciated. I have a 2017 Forester - 2.5is. When I select reverse from park and apply the gas it makes what I can only describe as a pinking type sound- sound like a tinny type ‘pink’ and again when I select drive from the reverse position. it occurs randomly, a few times a...
  12. Transmission and Driveline
    hi everyone, I’m interested in changing all the fluids in my Forester, I know already what oils I’m going to use in the engine, trans and the front diff, but I have a small question regarding the rear diff. i have Read that some forester come equipped with a rear LSD instead of the open diff...
  13. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    I’ve been having this mysterious leak on my subie after it started smoking on me on the highway I’ve ruled out oil coolant and power steering and ik it’s gear oil. I topped it off yesterday with 75w 90 royal purple and i checked it after i drove to work and it was bubbling and i noticed a...
  14. Transmission and Driveline
    Hi all, this is my first post so I'll try to keep it concise! I'm really struggling to find what grade of transmission oil to buy before doing the service on my 2005 JDM Cross Sport. I've found a filter with part number: 38325AA032 which Google tells me is correct. It also says 75w90, Dex 3...
  15. Transmission and Driveline
    Hi All, Question upfront: what 5 speed manual transmissions will fit on an '02 Forester? Is there an actual fit problem with using a tranny with a different Final Drive Ratio? I just bought my first Subaru, a modified '02 Forester, and I didn't know what I was getting myself into. Among the...
  16. Transmission and Driveline
    There are several posts on this but non very clear. I bought an 07 x sport and I want to put a limited slip differential in it. As I understand it you can put an LSD from any WRX or car running the R160. My question is is it all plug and play is there a certain year or differential that is...
  17. Transmission and Driveline
    Searched but did not find... I am at 58,500 on a used Forester that had 27,500 on it, and am preparing to replace the front and rear differential oil. I plan on using Mobil 1 75W/90 GL-5 How many quarts do I need to buy before I start draining? I see some info on the front... about 1.43 qt...
  18. Transmission and Driveline
    Firstly I saw another thread that mentioned reverse noise and clunking with backing up in reverse when the engine is warm. This leads me to post this asking is there a fix. For my car it occasionally is tough to put in reverse even on level ground. As well as only in reverse on tight turns I get...
  19. Transmission and Driveline
    I found this video on youtube on how to turn your centre diff into a manual locking diff, has anybody tried this before or did I stumble on some gold?
  20. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    Tl;dr my engine mounts are about half an inch off, with the mounting bolt part just resting on the crossmember where they go in. I need to get this giant headache into a shop. Right now the front wheels & CV Axle nuts are off (to relieve pressure on the CV axle). Is it safe to put the axle nut /...
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