took the Z in cause 3rd gear would grind going into it .i showed the tech.after a 15second blank face the tech is like ooookay....we'll call u when the new tranny comes in.woo hoo.lol.no attempt to fix it.im not complaining!

 

respect!

 

I'm on my 3rd one....and my car only has 21k on it =)

 

same exact thing happened to me, brown's just gave me a new tranny

 

holy crap on a stick!

are u a tranny killer?a good friend of mine is.lol.i doubt know of him, but hes a good reliable source of subaru knowledge all over the NASIOC forum...dug-e-fresh is his sn.hes gone thru his share of trannys.and my buddys.shortly after he merely rode in my car...my third gear grindage began lol

 

the thread title made me think of HAMMER TIME now I have the song in my head

 

Im on my 3rd one as well. This one works perfectly though.

 

Make sure you ask for your new clutch too. Atleast thats what I got outta the deal. I never even had to ask.

 

STOP!Hammer time!

 

is this a re-occuring issue on the 03's?

 

Is this thread from 2 years ago? lol.

I replaced my tranny at 18K and it's been good since then.
then again I never drive it anymore.

 

John, i was unaware that you were on your 3rd tranny? what did your other two do??

 

what dealership did you go to and did you take the tech for a ride to show him? reason being: I get grinding going into fifth. it's not 100% of the time, but OFTEN. last I spoke to Browns in Arlington (HATE THEM), said it'd be $80 diagnostic and most likely not covered under warranty. been happening for like a year now....but like I said, not all the time....urrr....

 

Is there a TSB on the trannies? If our cars are out of warranty is there no hope for us? I'm only @ 11k but if it happens in the future I'd like to know what actions to take.

 

don't think there's a TSB...and yeh, unless you have an extended warranty, I think you'd be out of luck

 

For teh loss I was trying to purchase the extended warranty, but since the car had already gone out they wouldn't sell me one.

 

Car had already gone out? Of warranty I assume? If your car is still within any type of manufacturers warranty you can always have it "certified" and extend the warranty. Once it runs out though, you're pretty much SOL.

 

you should get a Andrewtech built-tranny with PPG gearing and stuff.. it's the best!