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Shucks/OReilly is selling WIX oil filters now (and other WIX filters). Cheaper than NAPA by a couple bucks,too.

Yeah,and it's super tight.At least mine was. Use a quality 6 point socket and stay square to the bolt.You'll be using an extension to reach it,so be careful not to round it off.

Yeah,and it's super tight.At least mine was. Use a quality 6 point socket and stay square to the bolt.You'll be using an extension to reach it,so be careful not to round it off.

Tacoma PAP on Steel St.

The thing is,there seems to be some confusion as to the price of subaru awd trannys at the three diffrent Pull a Part locations. Seems the two locations up north charge $100 for the Subi' trannys (because they are a tranny plus a diff) where as the one in Tacoma charges $50,regardless if it's a awd tranny. Just trying to get some confirmation on price is all. Thanks. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=113713&highlight

Congrats on the Great score. I was just out there a couple days ago. Alot of nice subi's for sure. If you don't mind,can you tell me how much you payed for the d/r 5 speed? I see you spent a hundred,but was that total,or was that just for the tranny?

Thats a great looking wagon. It's a ea82 for sure. I'm gonna try and get rid of this parts wagon I have all in one shot. If that doesn't work,you can take what ever you might need off of it for little or nothing. Really,thou.Everything thing you will need will be at PAP. And for cheap,too. Except for the cargo cover,probably. Those are harder to find. If you really wanna go thru all that work that Ben was talking about in order to install a cargo cover,I have a really nice grey one you can have for $40.

I have an '85 wagon here at my place that I'm probably going to part out. It has a good pass. side view mirror on it. It's power,thou. Since you live in the Seattle area,you really should go to one of the Pull a Parts. They always have Subi'e and the prices are reasonable. http://pullapartwa.com/

Maybe I missed it in your original post's,but you need to let it be known where you are located. It Really helps. The best way is to go to your "user cp" and ad it to your stat's. Also,request's for parts work best in the classified forum.

I swear I have read that more than once here on the board. Doh!

You at least have to tell us if it's a auto or a 5 speed.

I'd be really tickled if they put a drain plug on bottom of the torque converter.

Your problem is Not your egr solenoid. That system has no bearing on the operation of your engine. I'd be looking more in the direction of fuel supply. Initally,when you turn on your ignition,the fuel pump gets a burst of power from the ecu.(you should be able to hear your fuel pump cycle for a few seconds)That'l allow your engine to fire. And then after that,your fuel pump gets it's power from the alternator. Check the white,two prong plug that's pluged into the back of your alternator.Make sure everything is Ok there.

I'm definitely in.....Finally, a subi related function that happens on my time off from work. (first two weeks of every month) And,if it were any closer,it'd be at my house.

Check for bubbles in the over flow tank. If you see bubbles,thats an indication that you have a leaky headgasket. Also,reach under the car and feel the lower radiator hose. If it's significantly cooler than the top hose,that's another indication of HG problems. Of course,it could be that you need a new radiator cap and/or themostat. Search and you'll find lotsa info on the subject.

Sounds like a Great find. It's hard to beat a really clean ea82 wagon. I'd love to see some pic's.

I think Carbs Unlimited in Auburn is a good place to buy weber stuff. I bought everything I needed there,and it seems the customer support is pretty good. I really don't know if they are the cheapest place around. http://www.carburetion.com/

All is well. The wagon runs like a top. Thanks again,USMB...Hey GD,that hammer to the door latch trick worked slick. Too bad we can't use hammers more often to "fix" our subi's.

One more thing. If you do have to drift out the rusty locating pin's in order to separate the case,Be sure and drive them back into the other case half BEFORE you tighten any case bolts. Trust me on this.

I ended up taking the shaft to a transmission shop on South Tacoma Way. I bought everything I needed at the Subaru Dealer in Tacoma,just up the street from the tranny shop. It all worked out pretty slick,really.And,I got it all done on a Saturday. I learned a couple things from the guy at the tranny shop. The most significant thing was,there is a couple shims on the back side of the case,sandwitched in between the uhhhh...Anyway,look at the first pic. The plate to the left of the Lower bearing,it has two bolt holes showing,in front of that plate is two very thin,metal shims. A little smaller than a slice of bread. The guy at the shop says to loosen the other two bolts holding that plate,pull the whole shaft aft a 1/8th inch, so when you put the case halves back together,you don't bend the shims. Apparently that's a bad thing. Pic two shows the other two bolts that need to be loosend. The first two are,of course,removed in order to seperate the case halves. The other thing I learned was to put the Big nut back on the end of the main shaft with a 1/2 inch inpact gun. Let the nut bottom out and hit it good a couple times with the gun,and that's how tight it's suppose to be. I used some red locktight on the threads. I also peened the jam tabs back over.Hopefully it'll stay on there. I'm not done yet.I have the tranny back in,but now I have all the stuff to put back on and hook up. I'm doing rear struts as well. So far so good. I spent $140 at the dealership for the big back bearing,the small front bearing and the front seal.I got a couple TO bearing clips there too.

Rear Main Shaft Bearing. No question about it. It's rough when I spin it and it wiggle's around alot! I gotta find a new one now. None of the chain stores have it. I'll probably end up going to the Dealership. Probably a month out,thou. We'll see. I haven't gotten the bearing off the shaft,yet.Looks like a job for the machine shop. Maybe I'll try and get that big nut off the back end of the shaft. Maybe I can see some bearing numbers then. The front bearing had Very little play.I mean hardly detectable.The front seal wasn't leaking either. There were No TO bearing clips to be found.The TO bearing was just riding on the shaft,wearing a nice groove into it. I think I saw a repair kit for that,but I really need to find some clips! I did find the front bearing and front seal.Orderd today arrive tomorrow. But,I have no idea where to get the big one in the back. Here's a few pic's. I followed Gloyale's write up. It went really smooth. (thank's,Gloyale) I had a heck of a time seperating the case's,until I realized I needed to drift the locating pin's back into the other case half. Thing's came apart very easily then. What do you think about the groove in the TO bearing shaft? Should I be concerned? Also,any tips on taking the big nut off the end of the shaft? Should I let the machine shop do that? I kinda need to see that bearing,thou.I need some numbers off of it. Thanks for all the tips and help...

I drained out a quart of gear oil into a antifreeze jug I cut in half. I took a couple pic's. Anybody care to take a look? I guess what I'm wondering is,since I have no idea how long the PO drove the car around with the bad bearing,how contaminated is the tranny? It actuallu doesn't look too bad to me. There isn't alot of grit,but the color of the oil looks kinda silvery or something. I drove the car around today,but this is the first quart out of the gearbox after sitting about three hours.

Probably..But I ordered it online.And,I'm lazy. I'll prolly just hang onto it.When I get this tranny ready to install after repairs,I'll more than likely install it,too. I don't know how long the car was driven around with the bearing noise. I was at work when it popped up on Craigs. I had my wife go get it for me so I didn't really get a chance to talk to the PO. I will probably drain the gear oil and take a look at that. I would much rather fix this one,ya know. Too many times I have ran out and bought replacement engines for different cars,just to realize I could have repaired what I had for the same or less money and time. Can someone suggest a one stop shopping source for the bearings I will need? I found the front main bearing and seal online,but I cant find/don't recognize the others I will need.

Well, the noise didn't go away...That Sucks. I already bought the clutch kit. Hmmm...Maybe I should do the research first,then buy the parts. I thought something was odd.The clutch is super strong and the car runs great. I was thinking the PO maybe drove around with their foot resting on the clutch pedal wearing out the TO bearing prematurely. I'm all about fixing what I have. But,I read on the board here that the '90 5 speed has bearing issues that the later yrs did not. I can get a JY tranny for about 50 bucks. I'm gonna read a little more and see what my best option might be. Recently,I sold a cream puff '92 awd auto wagon 'cause I wasn't comfortable with all the bad press the 4eat gets. I do like this 5 speed,thou. I'd really like one that didn't sound like a coffee grinder. Thanks for the help...