Hi everyone am new to this site , back in a Subaru after a few years and many cars in between this ones a liberty rs,it's my second rs and I had a 2000 gc8 back in the day it was a great vehicle. Im hoping to hear from anyone that's changed a gearbox in their subaru as mine is stuffed,any useful tips would be great, i have a GD wrx with a good box and clutch ,my main question before I start is have any of you managed to swap over a gearbox in the driveway on jackstands or do you really need a hoist,I have done a few gearboxes before but this my first subaru so any advice would be greatly appreciated,thanks guys.

Welcome, I've done it on stands, pig of a job but doable, most importantly you need to pull the pin out which sits sideways on top of the box just behind the motor or you'll sit there all day rocking it around and it won't budge, you'll need a 10mm allen key to undo the plug then a longish (about 2 inch) 10mm head 6mm bolt which you put into the hole you've just created by removing the plug and screw it into the pin a couple of turns, once that's done pull the pin out and after that everything else is pretty straight forward, good luck.

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Yes you can do it on the drive way and it is a bit of a job
I would suggest it is a two man job getting it in and out
it all depends and you skill levels and strength.
I have done my 6 speed on the drive with jacks

Cool thanks guys appreciate the advice

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