tool fool

Of course it is! Otherwise, well, it would be easier!

You ever figure yours out? Or did you really lose the front diff?

Dragging this up because it matched the issue with 99 Outback. The delay after descending a hill is long enough to warrant a manual shift change. No shift shock happens there. But upon an ascent up a hill, as soon as it downshifts-BAM! Shifting is smooth in other gears and is smooth if it's done manually. Seems like a throttle sensor.