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I pulled the TCM from a 1990 L wagon with the letters EE stamped on the side of the unit. Its identical to the original one.

Finally a conclusion to this problem. After a few months of trouble shooting I found that my TCM was shot. Found a new used one at the junk yard.. popped it in and torque bind is gone! Thanks for everyone’s help with this problem.

~Jeremy

vrg3 wrote:I don't think it has anything to do with electronics. I think your new transmission is suffering from torque bind. There's an article in the Legacy Central Library about it.

Yes, I'm familiar with torque bind. But when the transmission was pulled from the donor car it had no binding.

Yeah I know, next time I will grab a tranny from the same year. But the one I swapped in I got for free so I figured I would give it a shot.

Interesting you bring up the tire upgrade problem. I put on 15" wheels on it... i'll swap the 14's back on to see if the problem goes away.

What is kinda ...

cjc wrote:did you change out the ecu or the tcu from he donor?

Yes I tried the TPS from the doner. It was not compatable. The tranny would not shift at all with the 95 TCU.

I swapped back in the 4.11 diff and I have just learned to live with the torque bind.

Thanks,
Jeremy

I have a 1990 Legacy L with a bad AWD automatic tranny. So I found a 95 Legacy LSI donor car. The donor cars transmission was flawless. No torque bind, shifted fine, etc... I confirmed the final drive ratio for the two years to both be 4.11. So I installed the transmission into my 90.

Started it up ...

I need the final drive ratio for a 95 Legacy LSI awd auto.

Thanks

So the intakes from the two cars won't bolt up? Diffrent port layout of the heads?

I have a 90 Legacy in excellent condition except for the drive train. I have a wrecked 95 Legacy with a good engine and tranny. Would I see any problems with swapping the motor? Looks like I might have to change out the intake and then the rear diff to keep the ratios the same??? Any advice is ...

Close.. I just better post the number
TZ102ZACCA

I'm buying a tranny and I need to find the final drive ratio of the front diff. I don't have the car it came out of to check the rear diff.. .but I do have some identification numbers I grabbed off the tranny. Will any of these numbers tell me the ratio? The tranny is out of a 96 Legacy.

Well, I pulled the tranny pan and found big chunks of metal and a washer looking thing in the bottom of the pan. Not good! I'm pretty sure it's toast. I cleaned the pan, installed it back on and filled it up with atf. A few days later it wouldn’t go into any gear. *sigh*. It's cool though, I've ...

THAWA wrote: Also Hi Jeremy, I think we met a couple months ago at the pick n pull run in carson city and sparks or where ever, I'm brians friend hardy.

I missed you guys that day. I was slaving away at work. Ah well, maybe next time.

fishbone79 wrote:Your rear diff is a 4.11?

Yeah it is... I was kinda shocked to see the 4.11 sticker on the diff.. but Legacy777 is right about the 90 model year having 4.111.

Were the 1991 legacy Autos also a 4.11? I found a 91 auto tranny but the yard had no clue if it was a 4.11. I'm scared it's a 3.9.

I just bought a 1990 Legacy L+AWD sedan with the auto tranny yesterday. It's in beautiful condition inside and out, only problem is the tranny is broken.

My original plan is to just replace or rebuild it but I would like to see if anyone has any advice for me. I'm pretty dumb about autos since all ...

What did you use for the clear coat????

Oh, that brings up a point that I never thought of before. There is no door lock motor in the drivers door..... hum..... If Subaru did sell a keyless entry syestem there must be Legacys out there with lock motors in the drivers door. Vrg3, let me know how your install goes. Where did u get your ...

Ok this is a start. Anyone know where I could get a keyless system? Are they still available through Subaru?

Thanks again
Jeremy

Does anyone know if the first generation Legacy had an option for Keyless entry?? Or alram??

Thanks
Jeremy

Thanks guys. I'll check the pressure of the cooling system and intake. I'll let you know what I find out!

Jeremy

I had no idea about the thermostat issue. I'll try the Subaru one, does anyone have a part number?

I found no air bubbles in the overflow. I also bleed the cooling system right by unscrewing that screw.

Blown head gasket huh? It's possible I guess. I have no coolant in the oil and it never blows ...

Hi everyone. I am new to this forum and I’m glad to have found it. I hope someone can help with my overheating problem. I have a 1991 Legacy wagon 202,000 miles. Out of the blue my car started to over heat I mean really over heat with the temp gauge pegged at the top. Pulling over to the side of the ...