Hi guys,
So today I went to do a U turn in the Forester, when I started I felt a clunk and then as I continued driving I got a repetitive thump coming from what I assumed was right below the shifter I was pretty close to a mechanics so I stopped in to see them. They took it for a couple of small drives and then up on the hoist, they diagnosed that "teeth have stripped from the gearbox to engine or diff (Wasn't really listening when he told me i need a new gearbox TBH) but he said it would be replacement auto box, fluid and 7 hours labour.
The thing is I limped it home and the gearbox seemed to be performing fine, changing smooth, no slippng, power loss etc which made me think more along the lines of front/centre diff, a little youtubing and Googling I found this video
which the symptoms are pretty much identical to mine... does this sound more likely the issue than a gearbox and is this a common issue with the SG Foresters?TIA guys