elmwood22 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 With the Fram oil filter that is. I know many of you fellow USMB members despise Fram oil filters but I have never had one fail or any other issues for that matter with these types of oil filters. I have run many in my suby's one making it to 212k before selling it and not one issue. Well, today I decided to change oil on my 95 legacy wagon, that of which runs like a top, I just got 31.1 mpg on the latest road trip. I have been averaging 29-31 mpg, I love it. Sorry about the tirade, but I am happy with the mileage. Anyways, For the last month or so I couldn't remedy my HLA from sticking causing the dreaded but loved tick, tick, tick from the valves. I tried seafoaming which dampened the noise but did not resolve the issue. So today, I told myself I am buying a purolator oil filter, (which I believe is the same as a genuine subaru, just purolator, if that makes any sense) to see if this will fix it and..................Wa La or however you spell it, I was tickled pink. So having remedied the one problem I did end up finding another, the damn outer cv boot on the driverside axle is split all the way around. I noticed the boots were starting to crack/dry rot, maybe the heavy ran we received with me driving through it did it in. Could someone give me some feedback on MWE remanufactured cv axles? I was thinking about replacing just the outer boot, but my inner will probably fail making for a upset DIY mechanic. The axle doesn't make any noises. But for peace of mind I would like to replace the axle. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unibrook Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Go ahead and replace the axles. If you are handy, have the time and tools, you can replace them yourself. Search this site for some excellent how-to rnr articles people have put up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 MWE or Subaru or the prefered sources for axles. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 MWE or Subaru or the prefered sources for axles. nipper i'm in the process of swapping in a 96 ej22 into my 97 GT wagon A/T, 142k miles, bad head gaskets. and i have found one torn outer CV boot, one torn steering rack boot, both on the driver side. i have 2 known good front axles with bad boots, inner i think, and a good rack from the same car as the engine. my inclination is to put new boots on the spare axle (maybe both) and swap it and the spare rack into the 97GT. seems like the replacement boot kits are 25$, how much for a mwe axle delivered? i'm now servicing 3 subarus, 95 L w/190k, 97 obw w/125k +original headgaskets, and 97 GT w/142k, i probably should send one of my spare axles off and and have a mwe ready for a future failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickensheets Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I used Napa axles and am happy. The price was right!! That was 20,000 miles ago. 97 OBW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmwood22 Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 MWE is going to charge $75 for the remanufactured axle ($95 for new if you want to go that route, guy said they both last about the same) and $25 for shipping. They usually wave the core charge....just send the old axle back. $100 for a remanufactured axle, labor free, a little swearing extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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