weekendwarrior3169

Well you are right. You don't have to get a alignment everytime you change a part. I put wheel bearings in my DL and didn't get a alignment. Still drives the same as it did but a lot quieter now. Still it is "recomended" that you have a alignment done. If you use aftermarket part although they are supposed to be the same as the original there could still be some difference in size even though you can't see it. As far as a Subaru have a fixed alignment, that can't be right. When I was doing alignments, the newest Subaru you could buy was a 89. You may not be able to adjust the caster and camber but you can set the toe in. If you toe in is off that will cause one to pull one way or the other. Also it will cause tire wear. my last 2 cents Paul;)

It is recomended that anytime you take anything apart on the front or rear supension, you should have the wheels re-aligned at a shop. If you have a straight axle car, all you will need is a front end alignment. If you have a front wheel drive car, you will need a 4 wheel alignment. This should give you proper tire wear and make the car drive like a new one again. Also if you have any worn parts or anything that has slack, you will need to replace them before the alignment. You can't align slack. I know that from experience. I used to do alignments in one of my previous careers. Paul

Check your spark plug wires. That is make sure they are where they are supposed to be. Mainly on your distributor cap. I have a 43 Ford tractor and I had 2 wires crossed on the cap. It would run but not rev up. I spent 6hrs working on this thing before I realized the obvious:banghead: . Two spark plug wires were cross on the cap. Man did it run a lot better when I did that 10 sec. fix that I messed up in the first place. Let us know what you find Paul

I sure hope someone can answer this question. I am needing a new water pump but saw the same thing when I looked it up. I don't know which one that I need. The stop leak is not going to work forever. How can you tell for sure which one we really need? Thanks Paul

go to the top of this forum. Lot of info just posted on this topic

Funny you should ask about wheel bearings. I just finished my 88 DL tonight. Everything they have told you is right of course. One thing I didn't see mentioned I found out the hard way is each bearing has to be knocked out the way it was put in. There is a ridge in there that won't let it go out the other end. That I am sure is elementary to most of you but I always learn the hard way. I had mine pressed out by a friend of mine. Also if you buy your parts at Autozone they give the same part number for the inner and outer seals. The number is only good for the outer seals and they don't know what happened to your car because it don't fit the inner. Go to NAPA and they will have everything you need. Paul