hinkelstein

I was having some pretty bad torque bind on my 96 Impreza L 2.2 4EAT. When I moved up to the bay area, I was recommended Rick at Gear Works in San Lorenzo by the guys at GST motorsports.

I called him and took my car there. He test drove it, and saw the problem I was having. He researched it and I called him back a couple days later. He gave me a couple of things it could be, and gave me a maximum price quote.

I took it in, and 3 days later it was done. He got the parts aftermarket for FAR less than the dealership wanted. For the clutch pack (A series of 5 small gears) SOA wanted around $200 for them. Rick got the set for $30, and they are seriously the exact same thing. Same deal with the Duty C Solenoid.

I would strongly recommend anyone with a transmission problem to go see him. He has great experience with Subaru's, Turbo models in specific. He's not the best with calling people back, so if you don't get a call back keep calling him, but his work is phenomenal. He is worth the money, and my car is good as new.

eastbaysubaru

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Good reference to have. My old '93 Legacy Turbo wagon had the same torque bind issue. It's gone now, but this is still great info to have.

-Brian

JZ oo7

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nice to know since he's just basically in the town next to me.

strider327

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Yeah this is great info. As I'm sure a lot of members here, need a really good local transmission shop that is definitely fast and dependable and does great quality work.

hinkelstein

Here's a breakdown of the cost:
Duty C Solenoid: $161 (I don't think he was able to find this one aftermarket)
5 Clutch Pack Gears: $ 35.50 total
Tail housing gasket: $6.12
Solenoid Plate Gaskets: $4.04
Exhaust Packing: $14.42
AT Fluid: $28

Labor: $300.

strider327

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Going there today, will let you guys know how it goes.

code3suby

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Rick is amazing, what I expected to be a $900 job was a $100 job.

strider327

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Rick is bad ***, he just took take care of my transmission issues that I was having. Should be like brand new!

aboothman

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Nothing but good things to say here as well. He quoted me $400 for a job when Andrewtech wanted $800-$1000 just to crack the tranny open. Good dude, easy going, and knows his ****.