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basing my findings off this picture i found in a pdf about torque bind in the 05-09 subarus i believe the solenoid is bad even though it activates fwd.the voltages seem in spec everywhere except drive cornering 2-5mph where it stays around 2.2v but this is without giving it gas. when i start to give it gas the voltage does go down some. i dunno really.

i thoght about this as well but i dont think the yards around here would allow a return witch is why i was curious if i could swap those solenoids around for testing.

so this is the solenoid setup the transmission has in it. and im suspecting the transfer clutch duty solenoid is the one i need to replace. are the other solenoids the same thing? could i swap 2 of them around to see if the issue moves with the solenoid to another part of the transmission? basically i want to find out if the solenoid is truely bad or not before tossing 100 bucks worth of solenoids in it. id like to swap 2 of them re assemble it and find out if it still binds or not.

the clutch pack and drums were the same and in good condition but the duty c solenoid was not in the tail like i was expecting it to be. im guessing its the setup where its in the valve body? does anyone know what solenoid id need to order for the transfer clutch? are the solenoids basically all the same? and yes i forgot. it is a 2005 forester xt

well wish me luck then cause im going to attempt it.

i have a forester with the tz1b5lcxaa-mm automatic transmission. does the awd solenoid work the same as on a 2001 outback and can i use the solenoid and awd clutch pack from an outback transmission in the forester transmission?

no flashing at light no cel light atf is clean and full maby 8000 miles on it. i have tried a different tcu with no change. how can i check the resistance of the shift solenoid?

i have a 2001 outback and i have a 2000 impreza transmission in it. ever since i put the impreza transmission in it it shifts very slowly if i have to accelerate quickly. if i drive at a nice pace it shifts smooth and quickly like normal but if i have to step on it there is about a second or 2 delay between shifts the engagement of the gears are smooth just a long delay before doing so. any ideas what may be causing it? the transmission suposedly has about 100,000 miles on it. i have tried putting trans-x in it with no change.

i had 16s on my 95 legacy when i had it. i was running 205 55 r16 and did not rub. it did throw off the speedo slightly at speed thogh.

it does function normally most of the time. seems like when its very cold thogh is when it gets stuck

ive been noticing recently in the last few weeks now that my hvac has been getting stuck on certain vent positions and wont change when i select dash vents or defrost right away. it usually takes it like 10 to 20 min before the vent will switch to the setting i switched it to. after it does change it will change when i switch the control at a normal speed seems cold related and as the hvac warms up it will switch the setting. what part should i look at?

i have a 2000 forester with a bad transmission the one that came out is tz1a3zc2aa-p8 the replacement i have is from an 01 outback would i need to swap the diff as well?

i was hoping to use the cat section of an h6 and keep the h4 rear section. this is one of the cat sections i hollowed out to get his car running again for now. you can see the port for where it mounts up tot eh engine in this picture. this is the exhaust i took off the 2004 h4 outback that i want to replace with the h6 version. are we sure its not the same?

i have a friend with the 2004 outback h4 cali emissions and has the exhaust that looks exactly like an h6 exhaust. 3 cats and 5 sensors single oval ports on the heads. is the h6 exhaust the same thing or is there something different about it that it wont fit? the h6 cats can be found cheaper than the ones that say there for the h4 specifically.

i dont know what the fix was exactly i replaced the transmission and the tcu. this is the longest its gone without the light coming back on thogh in the last couple months

well im currently over 1000 miles since the swap and the light is still off.

fixed the steering shake by swapping the front tires left to right i guess i put them back on backwards from how i had them. not sure why that would cause the shaking though. transmission fluid is definitely full i re checked that many times during the filling process and after it sat for a while checked it again. the transmission i put in did sit for 5 or 6 years out of a car before going into mine.

so far the temp light has stayed off it drives alright seems slower with the 4.11 in it but i kinda expected that. shifts great when im driving around normally but if i have to floor it for a pass or hard acceleration like getting on highway it shifts very slow kinda seems wrong. its like it stops reving out dis engages the gear does a very slow shift then re engages seems like a second or 2 for it to complete the shift before it starts pulling again. but at normal speeds cruising it shifts almost instant at what seems to be a normal way. im not willing to change the transmission again at this point thogh so im running it like this. could this maby have been an effect of using the bigger torque converter from the outback trans in the impreza trans? i would have thoght a 90,000 mile transmission would shift better than the 180,000 mile unit i took out. the shaking steering is back after the trans swap as well. on a plus side i do like that it seems to shift at more normal times than my old one did and doesent wait around in 3rd or 4rth forever before shifting to overdrive.

i got lucky thank god i save so much stuff i had an h6 transmission and diff and thankfully the h6 rear diff was a 4.11 and will accept an outback axle. got it back together just took it for the first drive. seems ok for now.

new problem. the 4.11 2001 impreza rear diff wont accept the 4.44 2001 outback axles. can i just get impreza axles or will the outboard end be different as well?

well i pulled the tcu from the forester in our yard and the light shut off. i dont tihnk the issue is actually solved thogh

so pissed right now just got it together enough to start it the dam light is still flashing.

use a jack and a block of wood in front of the engine and jack the front end of the engine upward a little so the engine tilts back. i actually had to backtrack this morning trans is back out on the floor again and just swapped the torque converter from old trans to new one. turns out an impreza transmission has a smaller torque converter and wont bolt up to an outback flex plate. ugg im doing this on jack stands have a floor jack on the back of the transmission and using an engine house and a strap connected tot he front of the transmission jumping back and forth jacking each end up little by little until it lines up. this is the juggling act.

ill update it later. currently i got the old trans out and the new one is bolted in and thats where i left it last night.

just finished cleaning the garage out got the car inside likely going to just change the dam transmission out and hope for the best