Forrester brake job from hell

[ivantruckman]

I did a brake job on my moms forrester, what a pia, all the caliper mount bracket bolts broke off, one caliper pin was seized in its bore, rebuilt bracket costs 105 dollars, was able to drill and re tap the other 3 . over 7 hours to replace pads and rotors, ill keep my old school gl thank you ... is Subaru loosing their quality, when all the old gl/loyale's rust out what am i gonna drive, (the 2.5 dohc does have a lot of kick). very frustrating

[jeffast]

ill keep my old school gl thank you ... is Subaru loosing their quality, when all the old gl/loyale's rust out what am i gonna drive, (the 2.5 dohc does have a lot of kick). very frustrating

if you lived closer i'd buy you a beer, this should be printed and handed out to the whole car community

[Loyale 2.7 Turbo]

... is Subaru loosing their quality, when all the old gl/loyale's rust out what am i gonna drive ...

 

Well...

:-\

[Gloyale]

... is Subaru loosing their quality, when all the old gl/loyale's rust out what am i gonna drive,

 

 

Another GL/Loyale from Pacific Northwest where they don't rust out. Really they don't. Unless they have been kept very near the coast. It's the fault of the salted roads that they rust. And also why those bolts snaped. I never broke a bolt on any of my NW soobs. The one here in Wisco, I expect it, always. I have aquired lots of ez outs and taps since moving here.

 

Anybody ever wonder why the most heavily salted states are ones where American manufacturers(and some Japenese) have factories? Planned obselecence?