cd45 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Last weekend, ther was a new noise from my Subie. First I thought it was the brakes. Changed the pads but, that didn't help. The noise only happened after about 5 or 6 miles. After research, I figured out it was the front bearings. The parts store (O'rielly's) only had one on hand, they had to order the other three. The parts were here on Tuesday, and I took the front end apart on Monday night, getting ready for it. I took the shafts off with the hubs, since I don't have any way to remove them where I live. Took them to the garage, they took the drivers side apart, and the bearings were totally covered in rust, and they rolled very rough. Took the shaft with me to the parts store, since it was starting to click when I turned to the left, and got it replaced for free (lifetime warranty), pickep up all the other stuff that I ordered, bearings, timing belts, oil pressure sending unit, and went back to the garage. Put everything back together, took it all home, put the car back together and did it in good time. Finally, the car rides smooth again, and my milage went up to 27MPG!!! I will put the rear bearing on this weekend, and the timing belts, and then I should not have to do anything else to it for a while. I got most of my info from this site, thank all of you so much. BTW, that is the best milage I have ever had with this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Bad bearings will do that, its like driving with tires that are low on air. Always a good thing. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealleyboy Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 One of the things I have discovered is that using the correct axle has a lot to do with bearing wear. People swap out axles like they are interchangeble, and even though they do work, the differences in dimensions put extra wear and tear on the bearings - and maybe affect MPG's as well. If you are going thru bearings every 10-20k or so, check to make certain the axle is the right one. They can be easily identified by the # of bands on the axle rod. good luck, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 When i had to retire my GL hatch (that was a sad day), it was because it was eating axles. There was frame rot in one of the rails and it was deemed terminal. I was going thourgh an axle every few months, then finally i just stopped replacing them and the car lived out its last remaining days as a RWD subaru. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 ... (that was a sad day) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd45 Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 It is not going through axles or bearings that fast. This is the first time I have been in the bearing area, and they really needed replacing. The axle is a remanufactured one that I bought at the parts store, and it has a lifetime warranty, and they lived up to the warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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