So basically second gear was toasted like I thought. I would probably have my transmission back and fixed today but there was a bit of a snafu with the parts that I had ordered. My transmission is an early 04 which means it was put out right before several synchro updates made mid year. So when I was ordering parts online I ordered the updated parts so they could be installed and bring my transmission current. Well it appears that my transmission was broken once before I bought the car and the updated multi-piece synchros and hub adapters were already installed.
The damage list included
3rd gear synchro having chunks broken out of it
2 gear and main shaft toasted
several bearings also toasted
The guy at A1 asked how long I have been driving around with it in this condition because I guess the wear shows that my transmission was damaged some time ago before 2nd gear recently exploded. So I ordered the remaining synchro, seals, nuts, c clips, and bearings that should all get here monday. Now I just need to call subarugenuineparts.com to see how bad I'm going to get raped on restocking fees if they decide to take the parts back at all.
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