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  1. l75eya
    you gotta carefully pull off the selection buttons. The AC and HEAT and BI-LEVEL and defrost buttons all pull straight out. Just be careful not to break them. The easiest way I think to do it is to pull off the 1-4 fan speed switch first, and then work your way up, Behind some of those selection buttons are screws that hold it all together / in. I don't remember which ones specifically, but they're there.
  2. l75eya
    Well still haven't done anything to her lol. Found out it needs a new heater core. Car starts and drives even after sitting a month with no complaints. It's a solid back up vehicle.
  3. l75eya
    A recording of the sound of the door closing would be cool:-P I love the way these things were built. *THUNK* lol. Nice find!
  4. l75eya
    Here is the absolute best way to figure this out. Grab a battery from another car that you know is charged. Put it in your Subaru. If your Subaru starts, turn on the heater fan and the headlights and then go disconnect the battery while the engine is running. Bre careful not to touch the positive wire to anything. If the car dies, you have a bad alternator. If it keeps running, your issue is somewhere else.
  5. l75eya
    I just turned 98k on my 93 Loyale.
  6. l75eya
    You can put front axles in. Just drive in fwd. You can even use 4wd in snow, won't harm anything, matter of fact will make it easier to go slideways. I drove with 3.7 trans and 3.9 rear for long time.
  7. l75eya
    Also, as mentioned above, front diff? A picture if you could would be cool. The front diff isn't really a thing on these cars. The front diff is incorporated into the transmission itself. So technically you now have 2 replacement front diffs.
  8. l75eya
    Does it drive fine in fwd? The chances of an internal failure are pretty slim, that's why I think your problem lies either in misuse, or something else. How are the u-joints in your driveshaft? Are the rear axles bad? The only reason the car would come to a stop is due to a binding, this is proven be reversing remedying the situation. Reversing unwinds the binding you created while moving forward. My money is on the transmission being fine, but still check the fluid levels to make sure it stays that way.
  9. l75eya
    Oh OK I just reread your post. If it has the 3.7 lsd rear, it's probably out of something else. Now, if you're saying it has a dual range trans in it, but with smaller 23 spline axles, I would suspect it's a 3.9 ratio trans. They didn't make any 3.7 dual range with 23 spline, only 25. This means it's either the dime a dozen 3.9 dual range, or somebody opened it up and swapped the 23 spline stubs into a 3.7. To know for sure without ripping it all apart, raise all 4 wheels of the ground, put it in lo, 1st gear, mark all 4 tires at the same spot with chalk or something, and let it roll. You can also just turn a wheel by hand if it's not running. The wheels should all turn at the same speed. If the rear rotates faster than the front, then you have a 3.7 rear mated to a 3.9 trans.
  10. l75eya
    Many push button 4wd loyales were non lsd 3.7 23 spline. They are pretty common. The hard to find 3.7 is the one I have in the garage. Early rx 3.7 part time. You can run that 3.7 trans and just use the non turbo axles.
  11. l75eya
    My sedan Loyale. Driver's side rear door lock linkage was all stuck. Good now!
  12. l75eya
    I did that to my ex's loyale after it was hit in the front. I opened the hood without thinking and it had been pushed back, so the corner went straight into the windshield. Added insult to injury. =( What have I done to MY subie? I replaced the motor mounts because the previous owner of the Tin Can graciously included a new set with the car! Got them in and all vibrations are while driving. Nice! Also unstuck the rear door lock that wouldn't unlock with all the other doors. Still haven't figured out where the wire problem is with the door switch though. Sucks having to keep my dome light shut off all the time but the car likes to randomly decide the door is open, so it must stay off.
  13. l75eya
    #1 make sure all your tires are the same size #2 You aren't driving on pavement, right? The drive-train can bind, especially while turning, and resist. You should only be using the 4wd in low traction situations, like in snow, or mud, or loose dirt. Using it on pavement will break things.
  14. l75eya
    remove the a/c condenser if it has one, remove the radiator, make the radiator support as accessible as possible. Get yourself a 2x4 and a sledgehammer and start beating the ever loving **** out of it. Get a bottle jack and try sitting it on top of the upward bent piece and finding something stationary to jack it up against to push it down. I mean, it sounds like all you need to do is make something that is currently shaped like this: __---- look like this _____, right? Just start experimenting lol. Set the car on some jack stands to the frame and then lower something really heavy (like another car?) onto a piece of metal propped vertically on the bend? Idk man, just try stuff lol. Just be careful you don't break things or drop heavy things onto other things (like cars, onto people or limbs or other cars.)
  15. l75eya
    Look up miles fox "art of Subaru maintainance" series on YouTube. Very very helpful step by step video guide.
  16. l75eya
    If your car is an automatic, don't expect much more than 25mpg avg. Just saying.
  17. l75eya
    Look up adding a new starter relay on these old gen forums. Insta-start soon as you turn the key. I did this when, as mentioned above, it got to the point where the starter was not engaging more times than it was.
  18. l75eya
    I think you should buy the kit with the pulleys and tensioner and belts, the whole shebang. Replace the water pump while you're in there. Leave the covers off and only replace the oil pump if your engine develops the TOD.
  19. l75eya
    No screws on these rotors. That's spfi.
  20. l75eya
    If your ready and willing to do the job, just replace everything. As mentioned above, parts are cheap. Peace of mind will only cost you about $60 and some time. Small price to pay imo. Make sure you get fwd brake kits. The 4wd is slightly different. Read up on adjusting the back brakes, as they are manual adjust, not auto.
  21. l75eya
    I just threw a propane torch on those top bolts till they were good and hot, then they came right out. Be careful of the fuel filler.
  22. l75eya
    Jb-weld. Stuff is magical.
  23. l75eya
    It's your transmission gear oil drain plug. Sounds like it's gone. Check your gear oil to be sure but that's what it sounds like to me. Don't run your car until you plug the pan and refill with 80/90 gear oil. Pretty sure it takes almost five quarts.
  24. l75eya
    Aside from the actual shoes in the drums, I would inspect all the springs to make sure none are broken / hanging off.
  25. l75eya
    What are those rims? 14" 4x140? Pugs?
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