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Hi All,
Just got my 3/93 impreza home and drove it up and down the back street (no plates) and there is a whine in the box in first gear only. Manual box, 1.8 motor, thats all i know about the car so far. How bad is this?????? Also when i push the clutch pedal in it feels like it is catching, 3 clicky points but it changes gear perfect?
:???::roll:

A lot of the earlier EJ type gearboxes are starting to get a whine in them by now. Drive it sensibly in first and you won't have a problem for a long time.

The pedal clicky thing is probably due to a dry or worn clutch cable. It could be a dry shaft that the throw out bearing runs on but probably not.

Thanks, Does not sound like it is as bad as i first thought.
Lifted my spirit a bit, thought i bought a major lemon but now its back to minor.

My other liberty used to have that, I just changed the gearbox oil and added additives and lasts around 20,000kms until it comes back then I know its time to change the box oil again. So maybe its way to go?
Cheers
AP

gday my gen1 lib also had this and changing gearbox oil fixed it up no worries- haven't heard it since