Anyone used a case saver kit on their transmission?

[RustyS14]

Originally Posted by Xuningshen

@Grady @RustyS14

I made another post about this but you guys seem to know.... For replacing the snout, all you need is the "32130B Retainer Bearing"? The picture is throwing me off I think because its shows a literal bearing in the photo. I won't need any gaskets or a new buy/install a new input shaft seal?


edit: Link
https://parts.irvinesubaru.com/a/Sub...10-110-03.html

Its been while since I've replaced the snout on my transmission so my memory is a little fuzzy, but I don't believe I had to buy anything else aside from the cover and a replacement throwout bearing when I did mine the first time. I do remember that the seal comes pre-installed on the new cover so you shouldn't have to buy it separate. I don't remember if there is a gasket behind the cover or not though, if there was I probably just used RTV to seal it back up.

I would call the local dealer and confirm the part number with them before ordering one. I remember it being called a "retainer cover" when I ordered mine, but that was a few years ago and its not uncommon for part numbers to get superseded and the name changed slightly in OEM catalogs.

Originally Posted by Grady

The other key is, as soon as your throw out bearing starts making noise take care of it. Then the snout will not be damaged. Yes I could see an advantage of a higher quality bearing but the 2nd gen is a lot more robust so not as many failures as the original one.

The X clutch I just put in seemed to have a good quality throw out bearing.

Thats true, if you catch it early there's a good chance the you can save the snout. I think this is less of an issue now than it used to be, the failures don't seem to be as common anymore.