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i changed the solenoid and clutch pack which actually looked to be in ok shape. no grinding needed. my car is smoother than ever in tight turns. heres my baby

:banana:havent been on in a while cause my soobie is better than ever. thanks for all the help! now my 97 legacy L wagon 2.2 has a SJR 3" lift, new 28" tires, new outback struts and springs, a new knock sensor(which made a huge difference), free flowing 2nd cat with no guts, and best of all. no torq bind! thanks for the help on the duty c solenoid. now that ive done it i like to tell anyone needing to do it. go for it! its very straight forward and simple. just pay attetion and keep ************ clean. it did help that my tranny was dropped 3" by my lift. didnt have to lower tranny or anything. had all the room in the world to do the "surgery". im trying to get some pics on here. almost forgot about my custom front bumper. rear bumper being planned out. along with skid plates and a snorkle.

checking the tcu would be much easier. can you not buy a new one. i cant find one. nor do i have the luxury of a junkyard with any soobies. nobody knows what a subaru is in southern arkansas. much less own them.

Thanks for the insights. Guess I'm going to pull tail housing. See what I see. If I need will I have to get the drum and clutches from Subaru directly? Ill let y'all know what I find. Thanks again.

Other than the binding the trans shifts smooth and feels strong. I've replace fluid and filter in trans every 15000 miles. As preventative maintenance. Fluid has always looked decent when changed. I guess fyi. My check engine light stays on. I've tracked it to knock sensor.

To clarify. My AT temp light does come on at start up and goes off after a few seconds. After that the light stays off. I've tried the fuse and no light appears on dash and there's no binding relief. I've had the wagon about 4 years. Binding has always been there.

Found the "c" solenoid aka "transfer duty solenoid". Thanks for the link. Is the solenoid change really as easy as taking the tail housing off and replacing it? Not having to pull the trans makes life easy. Would you guys suggest replacing clutches or the "clutch pack" while I'm in there. Trying to breathe new life in my little soobie. Wouldn't be able to without the know how. Thanks a million guys.

I own a 97 legacy wagon awd auto. My car is without a doubt suffering from torqu e bind. i have tried the fwd fuse and nothing happens. light on dash doesnt come on to indicate awd is disconnected and torque bind remains. from what i have read from you guys i understand that to indicate a bad "duty c solenid" or clutch pack. my problem is finding a new solenoid. i dont know if it is referred to as something else but i cant find a "duty c" solenoid. i have found tranny solenoids with other names but not "duty c". can someone clarify? part number maybe? i am also looking for trailing arm brackets for a first gen ob. Any leads would be apreciated. thanks

Can someone fill me in on all the different suspension parts a 97 OB has that my legacy doesnt have?

My lift drops the engine, tranny, driveline, rear subframe and trailing arms 3 inches to allow for 3 inch strut towers. Which keeps the factory geometry. My reason for wanting the outback struts is that the lower spring perch on the strut is higher allowing a larger tire. I dont want to put a lift on and not be able to run a bigger tire because of the perches. If i do use OB struts and springs do I need to change the trailing arm brackets. Are there any other parts from the OB I would want for my legacy?

HELP. my soobie is in pieces. My name is grant and i own a 97 legacy wagon 2.2 auto awd. i have recently installed a 3" SJR lift. One of my questions is on the struts. Can i buy OEM replacement outback struts of the same year and bolt them right on? I know they will add another inch and allow for bigger tires. Or is there a better way to go. Next is the brakes. I obviously want the larger outback brakes. What all will I need to replace? Or once again. Let me know if there is a better way. Next is rims. I dont want to. But will buy aftermarket rims. What junkyard 15 inch rims will fit stock bolt pattern. Im want to run 27 in tires without having to cut up my wheel wells. Any ideas and suggestions are appreciated.