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having some issues in the rear end of my 01 outback. it has had a knock in the rear end for a while now. it is a four cylinder automatic with about 152k on it. just had a bunch of work done on it, typical maintenance stuff nothing really out of the ordinary, noc sensor, brakes, fuel filter, transmission fluid drain and fill, etc. ive had it for about 20 months or so now. it used to just knock when i put it in reverse. asked a couple mechanics about it and they didn't seem to think it was anything serious but its getting worse. i dont think its the transmission, but im certainly not much of a mechanic. it seems to be getting worse. i was recently on a road trip and had been on the highway for a couple hours and when i got into town and slowed down the car knocked really hard a few times that didn't sound good before it accelerated but it seemed more like a bind in the rear than the transmission slipping. it seems to knock now just accelerating but not all the time. sometimes it kinda jerks/shimmies a little while driving. today i had only been driving for about five minutes and stopped at drive thru and there was smoke coming from underneath the car, couldn't tell exactly at the time where it was coming from but thought underneath the car seemed weird. when i checked a little further down the road it seemed to be coming from the rear axle on the drivers side but was pretty clear and wispy. there is a burning smell that was more prevalent in the drive thru. the car has always had kind of burning smell that i noticed since ive had it and ive put almost 20 k on it. now it doesn't seem to be too bad and no smoke or anything and no major burning smell. im taking it to my mechanic tomorrow but wanted to give him somewhere to start bc when i just say 'fix my car' that doesn't ever seem to completely resolve the issues i need fixed. its always more of a fix whats broken/what i tell him thing. there is also a subtle ringing sound coming from the rear end that has been happening for a couple months i guess. its really faint but im a musician and pay attention to how things sound, esp my car, im kinda paranoid about it lol. its def coming from somewhere in the rear end. so im thinking it could be a bearing, or something up with the rear differential. it might be a good idea to just replace the whole rear end with so many miles on it rather than replace all the individual parts as needed bc i imagine the bearings and stuff are getting worn out. i get parts and labor for pretty cheap but i just put almost a grand into it. but id rather deal with it then have bigger issues down the road. i guess it could be a universal joint, possibly? lol like i said im not much a mechanic just want to have some ideas on the best way to handle this. seems to be running fine for the most part now with the typical knocking. i dont know if all of these things are the same or separate issues but i they are ccoming from the same vicinity. thanks in advance for any advice. much appreciated. -
I was told I needed to flush my rear diff, but I forgot. Then I took my 2008 tribeca (with > 130k) on a 3200 mile road trip. On the way home, I started hearing a deep rrrring noise coming from the rear end of the vehicle. Then the rear diff temp light came on the dash. Took it to my mechanic and he said the rear diff bearings were shot. Said he could probably replace mine with a used one for $2k (parts + labor). That sucks, but I figured it's the price I've got to pay for being an idiot. However, even though I said go for it, he hasn't gotten back with me. I keep calling him, and he says he hasn't heard back from his guys, so I think how hard could it be to find a used one? Subaru kept the tribeca the same from 08 - 14, there has to be a ton of these vehicles out there. So I googled it and indeed found a ton on ebay starting around $300. So now I'm thinking, what am I missing? My mechanic wants to charge me two grand, but I can get a used rear diff with roughly 90k miles on it for $300. Here is a link to a part on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-2014-SUBARU-TRIBECA-CARRIER-ASSEMBLY-REAR-3-58-RATIO-1554138-/321810569577?fits=Year%3A2008%7CMake%3ASubaru%7CModel%3ATribeca&hash=item4aed679969:g:x5EAAOSwLVZVqp2w&vxp=mtr It has ~92k miles on it, and came off a 2011. So my questions are: 1) is this the part I need, are there other parts I'm not considering? 2) How difficult is it to replace a rear diff? I'd like to do this job myself if possible. 3) Will I need any special tools? 4) Anyone got any tips/suggestions for doing this cleanly? Cheers, and thanks! Egan -
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