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Hm, I have to disagree. I talked to an Exedy rep (the distributor is literally 1 block away from my house) to confirm the requirement of the lightweight flywheel and they verified that they have 3 different part numbers covering OEM to Stage 2 (not including the "Hyper-multi" unit). I have part number 15804. Partial exchange from the rep: -------------------------------- "Thank you for your interest in EXEDY products. For the 2010 Subaru Legacy GT 2.5L turbo model the FF502A is not required as the OEM, stage 1 and 2 kits will work with the OEM flywheel. OEM = FJK1001 Stage 1 = 15804 Stage 2 = 15952" ---------------------------------- https://shop.exedyusa.com/exedy-oem/exedy-oem-replacement-clutch-kit/fjk1001/i-125854.aspx

This exact thing happened to me, clutch was changed right before I bought the car. (wife works at a dealership so I saw it in process) Although I suspect it was the quality of the "OEM" kit they used. Having owned only 1 automatic in the 25 years I've been driving, I knew it was the TOB. If it you hear the grind in neutral with the clutch pushed in and revving to ~4k rpms, it's your TOB. I had them change it out to an Exedy stage 1 and have never been happier. Feels much more like the WRX I test drove.

My Leg does this too. My GenCoupe did it. My Accent did it. It seems to be rather common. I can't recall if my wife's Elantra did it, but I know her Outback doesn't (for obvious reasons). Seems to be common. FWIW, I never had any water penetration after a few MI sub-zero days and then pressure washing the following spring/summer so if it was the adhesive, it "re-glued" itself once normal temp heat reset it.

Nice. That's definitely something I miss from my GenCoupe. Might have to give this a go.