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yes i still work nights but i am up now if you want to bring your bfh right now Ben i cant leave now though cuz i have babies to watch

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first off i still cant get the gd wheel off the car. i tried jackint it up and slamin it on the ground. i put lubricant still nothing. i tried backing into curbs to see if that would bust it loose. i even drove around the parking lot a bit with the lug nuts loosened i am out of ideas on that one. knowing my luck ill rip half of the break drum before i get the wheel off. the castle nut is fine good and tight. i think its a ball joint. let me explain. with the car in the air i can move it left to right. when i look at the suspension the lowest point on the hub thats connected to the wheel. right there theres a joint thats wobbling. i think its a ball joint but i cant be sure. nothing looks ripped or old. and i double checked the tire pressure. i was only about 5 pounds off either way per tire so thats pretty good. handles alot differently with good tires on it now. turns easier lol. any advise on the possible ball joint or the wheel would be apreciated. ben

i was just looking for a slight drop maybe 1 to 2 inches max i know what to do up front but puzzled for rear

wont that cut them up Ben

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i was workin on my car today and decided that i didnt want my mudflaps. I tried to take them off but the nut just kept spinning in the little mount. Any suggestions to get these out. Also is anyone interested in having these. Ben

also relax man not wanting to kill anyone everything will be alrigjt. ben

well how would you suggest i get to work

thats what i thought it is. i will check it tomorrow for some reason if it doesnt stop the wobble then what shall i look at. Ben

im not so sure its the castle nut. when i was moving it left and right the only thing i saw moveing was the cv shaft in and out of the transmission the wheel and hub never floped around.up and down was fine just left and right. Ben but then again this is my first subaru so ill check everything over when i get some time tomorrow. Ben

i can tell you what my dl doesnt have no tach no power options (though it does have air) no dual range quad headlights instead of the 1 plastic piece on each side

yes i know about tire pressure but what does that half to do with there being play in the steering. parking the car is not an option but its ok cuz im heavly insured so if i die my wife is a millionare what is the castle nut is it on the outside of the hub. i do have a torque wrench what should it be torqued to.

well to make a long story short my wife and i had a fight and i wasnt in any mood to do a thourough inspection. Everything looked ok. I tuged on the ball joints tie rod ends. Nothing lookedl oose. the only thing that moved was the wheel left and right. Probally not going to get a new axel until it breaks unfortunately.

its a subaru doesnt it have unuasual tire wear from the factory:grin: then i move the wheel left and right i can see the cv shaft slide in and out of the boot closest to the tranny or maybe the tranny itself. Not sure . This is the side where the cv shaft is clicking. excess movement. Hell yes when i turn sometimes it pops really loud. its wanders. one other thing. Now that i have good tires on i noticed now sharp it turns with the wheels turned in. I think i need to lower the pressure on them. I just filled the tires up until there wasnt a lumpy spot on the bottom. ALLLLSO i noticed im going to be needing brakes soon. anyone got the parts for rear disc conversion. I dont need the rotors just everything else Ben p.s. i am lacking in bfh and pb blaster

ok so i finally got around to switching my wheels around. ill be damed if i cant get one off. Im pretty sure its just rusted on but i tried beating it with a hammer and still nothing. also when i was putting on the front wheel i noticed about a inch or less of play left and right when i lifted the wheel in the air Ben

i guess its one thing to have one project car and one daily driver. Or to try and fix up your daily driver. I had a 73 monte carlo which i loved. I loved taht car. I only drove it during summers. My mom got remaired and told me i had to get rid of the car. Soon after that my girlfriend broke up with me and i didnt have anywhere to keep it. Under stress and severe depression i sold it. For a pitiful 1300 bucks. Soon after that the guy i sold it to choped the roof off and tried to make a lowrider out of it. I have seen it a couple times since then striped sitting on blocks in the back of a shop. Not to say that this is going to happen to bucky which im sure it wont. I guess what im getting at is there are always ones you regret letting go. Theres always the ones you dont want to let go. But sometimes youve got ot do what youve got to do. Ben

man in doin the 5 lug swap just so i can have good lookin wheels like this Ben

yea totally do it yourself. you dont have a turbo do you. i havnt had to tackle anything like that yet thank goodness but i will be doing it myself. if you look up on here it will show you how to do many things people have tackled here before. Just make to let people know what exactly you drive that will help them out more. Ben

200,200 miles on original equipment. Ben

i to have had this problem as well. I have cleaned my MAF and changed plugs and wires which did make a difference. I will try the rest of the stuff at some point. Money is tight rightnow. What can you use to clean the IAC Ben

yea it missed me. I need a muffler to quiet her down some

didnt you say you had alot of subarus already besides how would i get to work now. I took it to work yesterday. Drove pretty good thanks to the new ngk plugs and wires. I didnt even need to add oil. Was alittle hard to start though i had to give it alittle gas before it would start. Ben

lol thanks for the info ill be sure to remember that:grin: