Subaru WRX Down! ..... Again! Clutch Fork Pin Failure - Can We Fix It Without Pulling the Trans?
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2022
- In this video we share how we fixed our 2004 Subaru WRX Clutch fork pin failure by fabricating a bracket to keep the pin from sliding out to avoid having to pull the transmission.
You’re an ingenious mechanic Lucas, you were able to save Cameron some 💵. Great job 👍🏻. Have a great weekend 🙂🙋🏼♂️👍🏻
Thanks, Luc! So far so good! Cameron is a hard worker. I try to help him out when I can.
This guy just saved my sti thank you for making this video
Awesome!
When I was his age I was driving a two door Dodge Dart Swinger with a slant 6 engine. I bought it from a old lady who kept it in her garage for years for $700.00 w/ 40K miles back in 1988. Best running car I ever had . Put in a set of plugs good for another 100K miles . Sold it for more than I bought it for too! All my friends were like “Where did you get the new Swinger from?” 😂
That’s awesome! I love hearing people’s old car stories! Nice that you made money, but I bet you wouldn’t mind still owning that one!
Great job on the fix Lucas! Cameron has a great Dad!!!👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks, James! I’ve got some good kids. I try to take care of them. 👊
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead Amen brother!
Great work getting on the road again :)
1995 Saturn SL1? oldest son years ago blew a pin through the case doing something in reverse .. I think he was using the emergency brake to power slide or something .. I swapped out the transaxle for him .. Michigan rust made it a PITA.
I’m not gonna lie, I’ve even done a few e-brake slides in my little Corolla work car. 😂
That is great that you could fix that cheaply. Great work.
Thanks! It was a huge relief for Cameron and it seems to be good to go!
That hole the fork pin goes through is actually threaded, there is a threaded plug that need to go there. That pin has a slot on the other end that the pin needs to connect to and needs to go in deeper. The end you can see has a threaded hole so you can screw a long bolt into to pull the pin out with. The main problem with that cap is people forget to put them back in. I know this video was a year ago but I have an extra plug if you need it.
I appreciate the explanation. He doesn’t own the car anymore, but that is a kind offer. Thanks!
Wat to go Dad! I started watching you for the BX 23 S stuff, but had no idea you were a full on machinic. My Dad was unfortunately it didn’t rub off on me. I love my Subaru, but it is an Outback a completely different animal.
Thanks! We are always wrenching on something. My Dad was a dealership mechanic for a while so I guess that’s where it started.
Lol I see what you me about being creative moving dead cars. I’m glad you were able to fix it without costing Cameron lots of money. Nice job! I can see how that would be a fun car. I’m glad I was more off road the speed when I was a teenager or I would have gotten into a lot of trouble. Lol
I was both! Lol. I rode dirt bikes, three wheelers, four wheelers and drove entirely too fast on the road. 😂 I think Cameron had a little more sense than I did though. 🤞🏼
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead lol
Great bush fix, Lucas. I hope it lasts a long time. Maybe that clutch pin was engineered late on Friday night!!
Thanks, Man! It’s hanging in there. I think it is going to be good to go now!
The people watching this have no clue how handy of a quick fix this was, as long as the bell housing casting does not break apart any further then it should last forever. The main issue is the fork pin backing out and causing slop and extra tension on the shift fork, which wears through the aluminum of the bell housing on the transmission. It's a common problem because the cap/bolt that holds shift fork pin into place, they sometimes loosen and back out entirely until they either fall out, or people just don't put them back. There are two different bell housings and two dofferebt plugs/caps. Don't feel like you wasted your time though man, that bracket you fabricated to keep the fork pin in place, is 100x safer than the measly but/cap that Subaru uses. Unless you loctite the living heck out of them they always come loose eventually, allowing slop in the pin which wears through the casting of the transmission. Absolutely a 10/10 fix for this situation
Appreciate the comment! It has worked out great! Necessity is the mother of invention for sure! 👊
There is a bolt that hold in the pin. But those forks are notorious for cracking under pressure.
Good to know. When Cameron got the car there was nothing holding his in. 🤷🏼♂️
These forks never break, you're thinking of the Subaru push style forms that break
Fyi the clutch fork pin that was hanging out needs to go in further. It has a slot on the other end and if you don't turn it until the slotted end lines up with a pin inside, the end of it will be flush with the transmission housing like in this video. Once you get it fully seated you'd see the hole in the side of the tranny is threaded. The way to properly fix this is to get a new Subaru clutch fork pin plug. It uses a 10mm allen for threading it in and out. Someone forgot to put this one back in
Yup, the fork pin has a threaded hole in it.... As long as the casting on the tranny bell housing is still holding the fork pin in place, then you can rig something up. I have a long bolt threaded into the fork pin right now, almost long enough to reach the starter, so it can't slide out. It does have a little slop but I'm hoping it will be ok. That bracket you made is way safer than what I'm using right now. Honestly I would like to use the bracket you have right now if you can make me one lol seriously man I'm not kidding. I had to swap out my entire bellhousing because the casting broke all the way and would no longer hold the pin (didn't get lucky like you guys did) so after pulling the motor and trans, and putting the front diff into the new housing and reinstalling, I found out the threads for the bolt/cap were stripped and I had to thread a bolt into the fork pin up against the starter. You're a genius for fixing it like that. I'm jealous you got lucky with the bell housing casting not entirely breaking apart like mine did. I had two big chunks sitting in the housing when I opened mine up. Only other thing I could mention is it's possible that the two fingers on the throw out bearing could possibly be bent/worn from that extra load and tension from the slop in the shift fork/pin. Your boy is so lucky to have you man, you don't even know......
He actually just sold the car. Still running and driving good though. He ended up buying a Boxster to play with now.
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead I was trying to keep it positive because you're a genius for that quick fix, but it was only a matter of time before the rest of that bell housing casting let go at the pin (you know how young kids want to launch their cars all the time) depending how much material was remaining. That was the smartest thing he could have done. If it let go again it would have been time to pull tranny and swap front diff, etc, headache all around. But that bracket was a great idea you killed it on that one man
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead hope he enjoys the new porsche and doesn't get in any trouble with it
There's a Subaru guru close to me. Has several in his junk yard for parts. If you need a part in the future I will get his contact info for you.
That would be awesome, Kyle! I’ll keep that in mind.
So, Dodges have the KDP. Does this mean Subi's have the KCP (Killer Clutch Pin)? :D
Nice fix!
Exactly! Lol. Thanks for watching!
Love the cars but the issues get to be annoying.
For sure!
Subaru's are a nightmare.