Jim, From what I have read here, and been told - it's possible for the auto tranny to be rebuilt in the home garage with tools found in most ordinary tool boxes. This does not include the transaxle itself. That's another horse. As for the manual tranny - never rebuilt one myself - but was on hand when it was done. Saw two - and the mechanic used jigs in the re-build to get things right. That's special tooling that most of us wouldn't have. I would plan on sending it out to have it rebuilt. John On 9/30/2013 12:36 PM, Jimmy Johnston wrote: > Like the title says, my 91 GL/2.2 Subaru/4-Speed just started to whine in > 3rd and 4th. A quick search of the Samba tells me that I need to start > saving my dimes, nickels, and $100's to get this fixed. Sadly the budget > is super tight... > > Like some folks here, I do my own work...but "a man's got to know his > limitations" and transmission work looks to be more that I can handle... > > Anyhoo, I just wanted to vent to a group of folks that would understand... > > For those in the know, I'm assuming that continuing to drive with this > issue will only make things worse....(yeah, I'm sure I know the answer but > I had to ask) > > Happy Monday!! > > Jimmy > Wilmington, NC > |
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