it an automatic at first he said it was the front diff, now he is saying it is the transfer case when I asked he said it is "the four wheel drive." I am going to personally speak to him tomorrow. I got this initial bad news over the phone. I should add that in addition to the "clicking noise, the car has a vibration when the engine is running but the car is not moving -like at a stop light.
I am learning about subarus from reading these other posts., so I appreciate it. I also spoke to someone just today who got rid of his 1998 when the head gasket blew--seems that is a problem with many cars.