what would cause this shaft to get stuck in the tc like this? and would this be the answer as to why i have(had) no reverse in my car? and i for the life of me cannot get it unstuck, i have tried everything except explosives to free these two. View attachment 20575 View attachment 20576 also how important is the condition of this c-clip or whatever its called View attachment 20577 View attachment 20578
When I removed my trans that shaft did stick a bit too. I could remove it though. I don't think you would have been moving at all if that was the problem. That is the input shaft. You probably have a valve body or clutch pack issue. Subaru mechanics chime in. The clip is very important. You need to get a new one and put that tube back in/on the torque converter before you put it back in the trans. That tube drives the oil pump.
i was curious about the clip since its missing a tab, and each trans I've used for this car (this makes the third) the tab has been broken. So i don't know if thats supposed to happen or whats the deal with it?
