1-3-2-4 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 For those that dropped in a replacement transmission did you just end up putting in a new speed sensor anyways? or just swapped from the old one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'm just going to use my original as its Electronic Vs. Analog like the First gen Legacys. Chances are, the Trans will come with it in the housing, all you have to do is plug it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I don't know that one is any different than any another. Except for cable vs electronic. But they swap both directions no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 I thought I heard things of like stripped or broken speed sensors.. I mean I will be opening the replacement transmission anyways so I could always check with my scope. The bearing on the front diff requires a press right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I thought I heard things of like stripped or broken speed sensors.. I mean I will be opening the replacement transmission anyways so I could always check with my scope. The bearing on the front diff requires a press right? You mean the main bearing inside of the transmission? Are you taking it apart to fix it? About the speed sensor. If your replacement transmission has the digital VSS, and it uses the same harness plug as your car. Just use it. I think what you're referring to is stripped or broken speedo sensor gear. It's completely unrelated to the sensor itself, though. You have to take the transmission apart to get the gear out. I think the speed sensors will all interchange, though. If you want. You can put a digital VSS in a GL transmission, and put a cable into a much newer EJ box. This is what you see when you look into the sensor hole with nothing screwed into it That's a 94 impreza transmission, which I think originally had a cable speedo. But if I swap it into my 98 LGT I'll just screw a VSS into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Well I think im sticking with the 97 OBW transmission so I think I should be ok with that.. but I swore I saw hear about somehow that the worm gear on the speed sensor got stripped.. maybe it was a bad dream And the bearing I'm talking about is the one on the diff I don't plan on throwing it right in the car as soon as i get it but spend my free spare time (about 3 weeks) to check everything and throwing in a front LSD I'd have to look the numbers up on the FSM about the backlash and preload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I can't give you advise on the innards of the transmission. BUT, I can say that the speedo worm gear CAN get stripped. I don't personally have pics of it, but I've seen them on here. When you have the case split you can visually inspect it for wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 I wonder anything else should I take from the old transmission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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