ahkenaden

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:

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"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"

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https://shop.exedyusa.com/exedy-oem/exedy-oem-replacement-clutch-kit/fjk1001/i-125854.aspx

just a day after the clutch is installed I am hearing and feeling a grinding noise going from 1st to 2nd. 2nd to 3rd. kinda from 3rd to 4th and hardly noticeable after that.

 

For me it only happens when the pedal is pressed all that way down....

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They suspect the TOB is the culprit but won't know till the get it on the lift.

 

Anyone else experience something like this shortly after a clutch replacement?

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.

trust me it's there.... I routinely wipe my trunk of snow and ice and I do not hear cracking unless it has snowed and the run off goes into the water channel around the trunk. Same thing happens in the front I can hear the cracking of the ice.. every single car I have does it when it gets cold and runoff gets into certain areas and freezes.

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.