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  1. Definitely doable alone. Your neighbors might avoid you for a few days with the number of curse words, thrown tools and empty beer bottles in your garage, though.
  2. I never updated, but I didn't pull the axles. Worked fine with them in. Just took some coordination with wiggling the tranny jack back. Plenty of room.
  3. Yeah, I can see how it would be (much) easier. 2 hours is a great time, too. It's usually double-sided when you manage to get your engine removal time down to incredible numbers. Been there...
  4. Well, it wasn't too bad getting the tranny dowels out of the engine. The turbo clearance was a PITA, but manageable. I'm going to pull the axles this weekend to get more room in there to pull the flywheel. I can already see what the failure was, and you all will love it. The TOB is scattered across the input shaft/snout in several pieces. I'll take pictures this weekend when I can get it out.
  5. Hm. Well, the jack saddle won't fit forward of the crossmember. I suppose I could put floor jack in that spot then unbolt the crossmember and fit the trans jack in that location. What is the weight distribution of the tranny? Front heavy?
  6. I went and picked one of these up. The saddle is a little too long to fit directly up on the transmission surface. It hits the transmission crossmember and what I think is an engine crossmember. I'm going to cut a 4x4 to ~11 inches and set that in-between the jack and the tranny.
  7. Speaking of grease, what is the recommended grease for the various clutch components? Switching up to the single mass will shave ~3-4lbs of rotating mass off the engine which should be noticeable. Might as well do an "upgrade" while I'm in there. This is a daily driver, but I do have some occasional fun with it. My turbo MR2 is the project car, and it gets beat up well enough. That said, I don't have immediate plans for major power upgrades so I'll be fine. Thanks for everyone's help here. It'll post some updates when they are available.
  8. From what I read I thought the TSK would prevent my premature TOB failure from happening again - and also provided insurance against the snout getting mangled (if it isn't already). Is that not the case? I'm new to the aftermarket Subaru stuff. If I can save the cash and just go w/ a standard TOB I'm all for it. Ah, so I read wrong - the TSK3 is to prevent or fix the quill from damage. I'm assuming the TOB fails because it's just a shitty part, and that in turn damages the quill.
  9. Thanks dschultz. Yes, it is a budgetary decision. The cheapest quote I got locally was $1700 for the job. I can gets all the parts (sans flywheel, w/ TSK3) for about $400, so it was an easy decision. Even if I have to pick up a flywheel the savings will be worth the elbow grease. I'll pull the transmission this weekend and see where things go from there. Edit: I just realized I can swap in the 2007+ clutch assembly w/ flywheel for $580 from Fred Beans (another $150 for a TSK3). That seems like the obvious route - or am I missing something?
  10. ece_tim, thanks for the great write-up with tips. With all the trouble people have with turbo clearance, I wonder if using the temporary special service tool brace would prevent the engine from shifting during removal - keeping it in proper alignment for re-installation. EDIT: I've never used special tools in the past on other cars, so I'll likely just brace the engine with a jack and some blocks of wood to prevent engine pitching. Also, how many of you replace the flywheel during this procedure? I was surprised that the original video author didn't - BUT, the damn thing is so expensive I don't blame him. I plan on doing an inspection before pulling the trigger on a new one.
  11. My TOB has the death rattle. I'll be ordering up some parts and tackling this job soon. Can anyone else talk about the clearance issues with the turbo? Would it be easier to just remove the turbo? Great videos, it really helps prepare me for what lays ahead. For everyone else, remember that torque specs are important so be sure to use the repair manual to appropriately torque things.
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