You should've loosened the transmission mount nuts and lifted it some with a small jack and piece of 2x4 under the pan to give better clearance angle to pull the engine bottom studs out....be sure to do that when reinstalling and it'll go alot easier. The late 90's Outbacks are great, they just get messed up by people who don't know what they're doing. Also, the hood will go back fully vertical, just use a ratchet strap on the roof rack and the hood latch to hold it up....much room better for the lift and working in there. The torque converter bolts are easy without the intake on, but putting the intake on and connecting it up in the car is also a pain. On a manual the starter engages the flywheel, the auto & manual starters are different and not interchangable.
The trans lifted just fine, but having a jack under it would have been helpful when trying to separate the two. Definitely will need that to put the engine back in. As for the hood, I appreciate the tip but it has not been in the way as it is.
You should've loosened the transmission mount nuts and lifted it some with a small jack and piece of 2x4 under the pan to give better clearance angle to pull the engine bottom studs out....be sure to do that when reinstalling and it'll go alot easier. The late 90's Outbacks are great, they just get messed up by people who don't know what they're doing. Also, the hood will go back fully vertical, just use a ratchet strap on the roof rack and the hood latch to hold it up....much room better for the lift and working in there. The torque converter bolts are easy without the intake on, but putting the intake on and connecting it up in the car is also a pain.
On a manual the starter engages the flywheel, the auto & manual starters are different and not interchangable.
The trans lifted just fine, but having a jack under it would have been helpful when trying to separate the two. Definitely will need that to put the engine back in. As for the hood, I appreciate the tip but it has not been in the way as it is.