torxxx Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 my boss bought a 94 from a lady this weekend for dirt cheap and I fixed up a bunch of stuff on it and now hes got it sold, as long as I can get the 4wd working on it. I've noticed up here in Alaska that people love to stick fuses in these subaru's where they dont need them for normal function. Also they love to plug in the read and test connectors for the check engine lights. this 94 doesnt have the FWD fuse holder on the passenger side strut tower like the 89-93 legacys do. I'm wondering where they put the fuse holder on the 94's so I can see if someone put a fuse in it thinking that it was a "Four wheel drive" fuse and that the light is just burned out on the dash. The power light is functioning properly, its not setting codes or blinking that the duty C is bad, and the car doesnt even try to engage the 4wd. I dont have any more spare clutch packs, tail shaft housings or duty C sol's. for these cars. I got tons of them for the newer style that use a diff Duty C and a diff clutch pack, so I'm kinda screwed. I figured I'd start with teh basics and then if it came down to it I'd have to order up a clutch pack for the rear if the clutches are smoked. I dont think they are because with all 4 tires off the ground there is absolutely NO power going to the back wheels. they dont even attempt to spin. Anyhow, enuff rambling, hopefully someone see's this post and can chime in before my lunch break is over. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 my boss bought a 94 from a lady this weekend for dirt cheap and I fixed up a bunch of stuff on it and now hes got it sold, as long as I can get the 4wd working on it. I've noticed up here in Alaska that people love to stick fuses in these subaru's where they dont need them for normal function. Also they love to plug in the read and test connectors for the check engine lights. this 94 doesnt have the FWD fuse holder on the passenger side strut tower like the 89-93 legacys do. I'm wondering where they put the fuse holder on the 94's so I can see if someone put a fuse in it thinking that it was a "Four wheel drive" fuse and that the light is just burned out on the dash. The power light is functioning properly, its not setting codes or blinking that the duty C is bad, and the car doesnt even try to engage the 4wd. I dont have any more spare clutch packs, tail shaft housings or duty C sol's. for these cars. I got tons of them for the newer style that use a diff Duty C and a diff clutch pack, so I'm kinda screwed. I figured I'd start with teh basics and then if it came down to it I'd have to order up a clutch pack for the rear if the clutches are smoked. I dont think they are because with all 4 tires off the ground there is absolutely NO power going to the back wheels. they dont even attempt to spin. Anyhow, enuff rambling, hopefully someone see's this post and can chime in before my lunch break is over. Thanks in advance auto or manual? is the drive shaft to the rear wheels in place? sorry to be so simple, but sometimes cars are bought based on assumptions or suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 (edited) automatic. yes everything is in place where it should be. Axles appeared to be good. boots in take, no grinding noises coming from the rear (broked cup on axle) that would cause the open diff in the rear to free wheel I'm not really after trouble shooting, I just need to know other locations for the FWD fuse. I've never seen a 94 (manuf. date 12/93) not have the FWD fuse right behind the passenger side front strut tower. the car doesnt appear to have gone through a manual to automatic swap or anything, but then again I didnt really look into the car as much as looking under the carpet for a different shaped hole in the tunnel, or the plug missing from where a clutch cable used to be. I guess I better head down to teh shop and take a good look at that part of the car and see if maybe it did have a swap done, and who ever did it didnt run the harness back to where the originally go. I hate these demon cars.. seems like about 1 in 20 are ones that make you scratch your head and ask why?!!? lol Edited November 23, 2009 by torxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 automatic. yes everything is in place where it should be. Axles appeared to be good. boots in take, no grinding noises coming from the rear (broked cup on axle) that would cause the open diff in the rear to free wheel I'm not really after trouble shooting, I just need to know other locations for the FWD fuse. I've never seen a 94 (manuf. date 12/93) not have the FWD fuse right behind the passenger side front strut tower. if you unplug the connector to the trans, it should drive in limp mode, 3rd gear only and locked in 4wd w/ torque bind. i have never worked on a 90 - 94 and i just assumed all of the FWD fuse holders were in the same place until they moved them to the fuse box under the hood around 99 or 00 maybe. i don't remember when , but they did move it. another thought, any chance it was a FWD car that was converted to AWD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 it very well could have been. again, I wouldnt really know what to look for on these. I've only seen 2 FWD legacies in my life time, and I was so digusted that Fuji actually made them, that I refused to work on those two cars. I guess I'm gonna have to spend some time under neath it and hopefully I can identify the differences between a FWD body thats been converted to AWD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Maybe they wired up a switch and removed the FWD fuse holder. IT SHOULD be on the passenger strut tower where they all are. Look at any unusual NON oem switches and play with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seawolf Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 IMHO why dont you just check VIN number to see if it was AWD or FWD from the factory(even call dealer for that, they should give you this kind of info)? It could make sens without triyng to find difference in the body. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 I got it figured out. it ended up being a FWD to AWD swap that someone must have done a long time ago. Everything was ziptied up to the steering column and stuffed about the fuse box. I warned my boss about taking cars in on trade from people who dont say a lot about the car. No fuse in the FWD connector. pulled the tail shaft housing off, clutches were ate down to nothing. basically just steel clutches left in the housing and remnants of the fiber clutches. I repacked the drum with a set of clutches I had from a rebuild kit, worked like a charm. I was tempted to toggle the Duty C while I was in there, but I left it alone. Didnt wanna explain it to a customer that you flip this little switch and the car is a lot more fun to drive on the ice lol. thanks for the help guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I got it figured out. it ended up being a FWD to AWD swap that someone must have done a long time ago. Everything was ziptied up to the steering column and stuffed about the fuse box. I warned my boss about taking cars in on trade from people who dont say a lot about the car. No fuse in the FWD connector. pulled the tail shaft housing off, clutches were ate down to nothing. basically just steel clutches left in the housing and remnants of the fiber clutches. I repacked the drum with a set of clutches I had from a rebuild kit, worked like a charm. I was tempted to toggle the Duty C while I was in there, but I left it alone. Didnt wanna explain it to a customer that you flip this little switch and the car is a lot more fun to drive on the ice lol. thanks for the help guys wow your fast to jump to pulling the rear transfer case off! I have been thinking about pulling my case off since 8 months ago to fix my awd XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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