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1-3-2-4 I see you are CT local . Try Dan Perkins Subaru in Milford. Exit 35 on RT 95. AKA SubaruPartsForYou they will give you the online price as a walk-in. Ask for Anthony or John and mention this site.

Update: I found the Rain X Weatherbeater at Walmart for about $9 has the same locking mechanism. I removed the blade from the Rain X arm following the Subaru directions for blade replacement (if they actually sold one this would be useful) and slid it into the old Subaru wiper assembly with the wind wing and it works great. The Weatherbeater is a natural rubber blade and not silicone if this is of any interest to readers.

I have a 2005 Outback that has the winged wiper on the driver's side. The local dealer says the only way to replace the blade is to buy the entire arm at $25 (he admits it is ridiculous) or I can buy a replacement arm that doesn't have the wing (I could buy essentially the same thing at Wal-Mart for $5). The original blade has a locking mechanism built into the rubber since the arm doesn't have any "stops" to prevent the blade from sliding out. Has anyone found a solution for this or anyone north of the border know if the rubber insert for the original winged arm is available in Canada? Update: I found the Rain X Weatherbeater at Walmart for about $9 has the same locking mechanism. I removed the blade by from the Rain X arm following the Subaru directions for blade replacement (if they actually sold one this would be useful) and slid it into the old Subaru wiper assembly with the wind wing and it works great. The Weatherbeater is a natural rubber blade and not silicone if this is of any interest to readers.

Before you jump through hoops why don't you go into the dealer and check out another 2010 to see if it behaves the same as yours. You just may have a problem system/speaker/whatever that would be best left to the warranty coverage before you start monkeying around with splicing and dicing.

Thanks for the advice esp. davebugs. I called the shop and they came back to fix it. In addition to removing the interior panel, they had to take out the rear lens assembly where the glass had worked its way down into. YIKES! I would have been at this for a long time. BTW, those two top "fasteners" are dummies. The piece is held on in other areas from the sides. NOTE: The rear gate latch assembly on this 08 that is kept in a garage is already rusting!

Yeah, they cleaned up but there were bits and pieces down deep in the nooks and crannies that they "overlooked".

Wasn't going to attempt it barefoot either. I've already attached a small rubber tube to the end of my vacuum and if I can just get that friggin panel off I will be in every nook and cranny until that dang maraca band stops playing in my car! I may end up taking it back to the glass shop to have them remove it and drive home to clean it and leave it off until I'm sure it's all out.

So after the rear glass was replaced the glass left behind by the repairman is driving me nuts in the rear gate of my 08 Outback wagon. I see there are 4 press in anchor fasteners along the lower edge of the interior panel that should pop out but there are two round fasteners at the top with a square interior that have little locking anchors that seem to snap into place. Before I take a sawzall to it, what is the trick to releasing these two top fasteners?

Scotte6 asked: "How difficult is it to replace a tranny?" Translation: Drive to Mount Vernon, WA (where Markus lives), leave keys in ignition with nice thank you note and Markus will have it done in just a few words...

Is there a sure bet oil filter other than the original subaru for my 05 outback non turbo?

You "just" bought the 2010? I'd have a chat with the salesman and see if the most recent disc should have been delivered with your new car? Worth a try.

My 2000 Legacy GT (now sold) had the tranny replaced at 35k for delayed engagement under warranty. I'm not sure that even with a used tranny you may just be buying another problem waiting to happen... again. The replacement which came from Subaru may have had a redesign as it never recurred. Glad you saved some $.

Yeah as long as it doesn't rattle or more important get in the way of the latch assembly I guess I'm OK. A freak occurrence here in CT, but you guys who get these tornado visits on a regular basis should... MOVE! Is there an easy way to open the access panel to the rear tailgate without doing too much damage?

I am having a shop repair the rear gate window on my 08 OB wagon after a limb struck the glass in a freak tornado here in CT last week. Is there an easy way to insure they get all the glass out of the tailgate and around the wiper assembly in the event they aren't that savvy?

Sounds like the hose has become separated/broken. Time for some exploratory surgery.

OK So a few days rest and Advil I had another go at it and as it turned out I just hadn't snugged it up completely after all and was overthinking it, not overtightening it! Changed the pads, all is well, happy holidays to all, thanks for the noodling (and needling hank ;-))

What time can you be here?

With a bad back at the end of the day, once I felt the bolt spin twice, I just snugged it up, didn't take anything apart to verify "stripped", shavings etc. Now seeing the schematics, it looks like the whole sleeve/nut may be spinning against the shoulder of the caliper. The sleeve has two flat sides and for whatever reason may not be snugged up against the body of the caliper. So either I rounded over the sleeve's "flats" or I cut a groove in the shoulder of the cast caliper. Hmmm which is harder? Could I have really done so much damage with a small ratchet wrench?

I think you miss my point. I'm not sure there is anything wrong with the bracket... The threads are inside the sleeve (see the link I provided above). How do these sleeves fit into the bracket to keep them from spinning??

Dealer said there was one in all of NE area so I can have it early next week with holiday closings! What am I missing here? Something isn't adding up... Oh and I agree, I was using a small ratsheet wrench and wasn't trying to beat the stuffing out of it when it stripped out.:-\ All I was doing was inspecting the pads. Loosened the top bolt, removed the bottom bolt, spun caliper up, reverse order tighten and then... wish I had left well enough alone... So let's slow this train down now... see the link below: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/catalog/parts/partsProduct.jsp?itemIdentifier=125288_0_4222_&skuDescription=Brakeware+/+Brake+Caliper+Bolt/Pin&brandName=Brakeware&displayName=Brake+Caliper+Bolt/Pin&categoryNValue=&sortType=&store=5156&isSearchByPartNumber=&fromWhere=&fromString=&counter=0&itemId=555-0&navValue=14400555&filterByKeyWord=&productId=125288&searchText=&categoryDisplayName=Brakes+%26+Traction+Control&parentId=44-0 It appears that in my oh &^%$# moment and asking for assistance, I didn't do any of my own exploration. Seems that the top bolt is threaded into a sleeve that is "inserted" into the elusive and expensive bracket?? Sooo, before we take out the antigravity machines that we've been dying to use, is there anyone here who has actually had this apart who can fix this with earth tools? I have a reman caliper on hand (initially planning for the worst) and the kit has two different sleeves. One has an additional collar at the end opposite the threaded end. Which sleeve is on top? How do these sleeves fit into the bracket? This is my only ride and I don't want to take it apart until I know where I'm going with it.

ah the wisdom of the ages... thanks

I did some noodling around and I can get the bracket (bridge?) that the caliper mates up to and the bolt threads into for $40 from SubaruPartsForYou.com. Seems like less labor and a little more predictable since this is a frequently used location when changing pads or are helicoils rock solid, better than new? Waddayathink? Interesting to note the ages of (and types of) the answers from those that responded. I'm closer to the geezer end of the spectrum.

Got a little too aggressive (overtightened) and stripped the top bolt on the drivers side brake caliper. What do I need to make things right? 2008 Subaru OB

I do recall seeing a lifetime seatbelt warranty in one of my subie manuals (a Subaru tech first told me about this) and a google search shows many people getting warranty replacements. Some dealers had to be convinced SO why not call Subaru of America and get it in writing to bring to the dealer and then you get to laugh at them and then ask why they wasted your time when you first brought this to their attention. I can't recall what year this became effective and you didn't mention what year your car was (pre 1968?) so why not just verify with Subaru and post back with your results.

So were you parked at the old Westport train station?