pamike Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 i just had my car in the shop to get another trans put in. i had new duty c and clutches put in about 10,000 miles ago. so i told them to put my tail housing on the new trans. i went to pick it up and they are saying their is somthing wrong and i have no awd. now they want to switch them back. is their anything that could cause this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 i just had my car in the shop to get another trans put in. i had new duty c and clutches put in about 10,000 miles ago. so i told them to put my tail housing on the new trans. i went to pick it up and they are saying their is somthing wrong and i have no awd. now they want to switch them back. is their anything that could cause this. the most obvious is the fuse in the FWD fuse holder, under the hood, passenger side near the fire wall. fuse in = FWD, fuse out = AWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamike Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 what would be the reason for them putting the fuse in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 what would be the reason for them putting the fuse in. i don't relly know, generally it is used to diagnosis a problem or if you have a flat and need to mount the spare. generally the failure mode of the transfer cluutch is to be 4WD locked. (just like a 4WD pickup with front hubs locked). if there is no power to the rear wheels either the duty c is being powered all the time, the fuse, or there is something mechanically wrong in the extention housing, parts missing. are you sure they put on the 'good' extention housing.? did they take it apart at all to examine it.? did they 'move' your new parts from th bad trans, to the good trans.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamike Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 are you sure they put on the 'good' extention housing.? did they take it apart at all to examine it.? did they 'move' your new parts from th bad trans, to the good trans.? i am just going by what they said. they were supposed to switch them. if it worked when i drove it in then it would have to be somthing caused by them or the new trans right. all i can say is if they don't make it right i'm never going their again and i will tell every subaru owner i know about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 i am just going by what they said. they were supposed to switch them. if it worked when i drove it in then it would have to be somthing caused by them or the new trans right. all i can say is if they don't make it right i'm never going their again and i will tell every subaru owner i know about it. how much experience do these guys have with subarus? are they a trans shop or general auto shop? if a trans shop they may have "tried to fix it" without the trans swap just to show they were smarter than you. did the same shop install the new duty c 3 months ago? i had a trans swap done, no reverse, and the shop owner said i had no AWD after the swap. but i had put the fuse in hoping it might make a difference with reverse and forgotten about it. removed the fuse and off i went!!! having seen the inside of the extention housing it's hard to imagine how parts would/could be left out, but i guess it's possible.... my guess is the fuse. especially if they are not familiar with subarus. they may think the fuse is required. they may think FWD means 4WD, not front wheel drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamike Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 the place that did it is a subaru garage and thats probably all they work on. they sell used parts. i highly doubt they would make a stupid mistake like this, unless it was intentional. i had new clutches and solonoid put in by a local subaru dealer kinley's subaru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 i highly doubt they would make a stupid mistake like this, i would agree, let us know what you learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamike Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 i'll probably find out monday. i can't make it down their because i gotta work but my girlfriend will give them hell for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamike Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 i got my car back and it shifts like a new car. they said my duty c was not working. they switched mine for another one at no extra charge. they gave me the solonoid back. it seems to work fine now. i still don't know why it would quit with less than 10,000 miles on it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 i got my car back and it shifts like a new car. they said my duty c was not working. they switched mine for another one at no extra charge. they gave me the solonoid back. it seems to work fine now. i still don't know why it would quit with less than 10,000 miles on it though. Its a duty solenoid. They are not "On" or "off" they are onoffonoffonoff many times a minute. As they heat up, if it has a problem, they can fail. Sometimes stuff breaks. At least they did the right thing. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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