TWBarrett Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I have my 05 LGT up on jack stands in preperation of replacing the clutch. The car won't hold power in 4th or 5th past about 15% throttle...the revs just climb uncontrollably without speeding the car up. Anyway, the shop manual recommends that you drain the transmission fluid as part of this procedure, and I found a lot of metal debris on my magnetic drain plug when I pulled it out. I'm very worried now. Is it possible that it is debris from a disintegrating clutch plate? Or should I be worried about a bigger problem? The car has 94k miles, but I did my full 90k service (including replacing transmission and diff fluids) at 88k when I replaced my turbo. Any help would be *greatly* appreciated. Prepping for a Seattle --> Atlanta drive in 5 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Was it a metal slime or actual metal pieces/parts on the drain plug? EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 fluid has no bearing on the clutch. i hope you know what your getting into doing a clutch. but i also had a lot of material on my plug the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWBarrett Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Was it a metal slime or actual metal pieces/parts on the drain plug? There was a tiny bit of metal slime (fluid changed 6k ago) and some actual shards. Waiting for the pic to land in my gmail to post. Very concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_sheen Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 i just drained my trans fluid as well, i had plenty of metal shavings on the drain plug. i wouldnt worry about it, theyre magnetic for this reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWBarrett Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 fluid has no bearing on the clutch. i hope you know what your getting into doing a clutch. but i also had a lot of material on my plug the first time I've never done a clutch before but it can't be that difficult, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 well its a tight fit with the turbo, its pretty "stuck" to the engine and its pretty damn heavy. if your diy on jack stands might want to reconsider. if your a professional then probably will only get frustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWBarrett Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 well its a tight fit with the turbo, its pretty "stuck" to the engine and its pretty damn heavy. if your diy on jack stands might want to reconsider. if your a professional then probably will only get frustrated. I bought a transmission jack. Still much cheaper than paying a shop to do it. Is that the only hang-up? Obviously, moving the transmission off of the engine sounds like a big job, but it is just nuts and bolts! My biggest problem is that the car had zero debris on the transmission plug when I changed the fluid at 88k. Now, 6k miles later, there are big chucks of what looks like aluminum on the plug. The biggest piece is over an inch long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 wow. well its not aluminum on the magnetic drain plug. what fluid did you use when you changed it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWBarrett Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Don't recall off-hand but it was whatever was recommended. It was not the Subaru stuff, think it was a Redline product? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWBarrett Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Also, I've had zero grinding and zero noise. This was a total surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 fluid has no bearing on the clutch. i hope you know what your getting into doing a clutch. but i also had a lot of material on my plug the first time It does if you go by the manual and remove the front axles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWBarrett Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Now this is interesting. My transmission fluid dipstick is, well, missing. It appears that the stick broke off of the end and was eaten by my transmission! Crazy. So now the question...if this debris was at the bottom, shouldn't I just be able to flush the system a time or two and then I'll be all good? As long as the dipstick traveling through the gears didn't damage any of the gears, of course. So bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 That is pretty crazy. You can try a drain and fill (might even drain and fill again shortly after), and I'd def ask Subaru for help if it did damage your trans. Get it documented at your local dealership and/or call SoA asap. EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 It does if you go by the manual and remove the front axles. still the gear oil has no bearing on the clutch. the fact that it will spill out of the driveshaft and axle holes with no axles or driveshaft does not effect the clutch:spin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 still the gear oil has no bearing on the clutch. the fact that it will spill out of the driveshaft and axle holes with no axles or driveshaft does not effect the clutch:spin: It does if you get the gear oil on the clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 well dont take the clutch out and set it under the dripping transmission before reinstatement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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