mike08 Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 Hi I have just bought my first Subaru outback, its a 2.5 SE AUTO , great car but a noise from rear of car sounds like a wheel bearing, is this a common problem with the outback or am just unlucky, its only done 69k miles.
Greenmamba Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Wheel bearings, front and rear on this series are a known source of potential problems. The only saving grace is they are easy to change. 1
mart360 Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 What year? Not cheap for the rear hub unit £100-175 depending on year and engine size.. alterantive is to have the hub rebuilt with new bearings... its about an Hours labour + parts so factor again £100 ex V Fronts are a news hub and arm -- ouch or just a bearing hub at £111 depending on year Are you sure its the rears? mart
Greenmamba Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Title says 2007. Should be simple bolt on bearings.
Gambit Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 I'm yet to own any car be it Subaru, Ford, BMW. And a french car thats not had bearing problems at some stage in it's like just a wear and tear part. Only thing I did have was the hub was chewing the bearing up on the subaru so that became costly :(
david1972 Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 What is the sound like when these fail? Do you hear it when driving in a straight line or when going round a roundabout? Got a bit of a grinding noise I think all round and not sure what it could be. At 78k is it worth me changing all 4 and at what cost would it be at a dealer? Ta Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk
mart360 Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 22 hours ago, david1972 said: What is the sound like when these fail? Do you hear it when driving in a straight line or when going round a roundabout? Got a bit of a grinding noise I think all round and not sure what it could be. At 78k is it worth me changing all 4 and at what cost would it be at a dealer? Ta Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The sound is a low rumble / drone usually from about 40mph upwards. Mine was a front left , it would go quiet when turning left, as the bearing became loaded. In terms of changing all 4, NO!, why change them if they aint broke . If your mechanically minded, and have access to jacks etc, and a good puller, you could do them yourself. to determine if its a front L or R bearing which has failed, find a roundabout which will let you make left and right hand turns, drive round the roundabout at speed, and see which way makes the drone / rumble go away , if turning L makes it silent, its your left bearing and vice versa for the right. a good indy garage should be able to do one for a reasonable price, if i can find my disc, i will give you the book time Mart
Lenmac Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) mike80, By any chance have I bought your Outback? Two months ago I bought an Outback SE automatic from a garage in Banchory, Scotland. Not too many of them about. Within 6 weeks front nearside bearing had to be replaced, £475.00 in total at a Subaru garage. Four weeks later the rear nearside bearing had to be replaced. I have just, today, come away from my local garage. The offside rear bearing needs replaced so I told them to replace both offside bearings. I suspect that Subaru Outbacks DO have a serious wheel bearing problem, a very expensive problem. Disappointing! I now have 4 new Subaru wheel bearings fitted but, from cold, can feel a slight wobble in the steering wheel. It cannot be wheel balance since it disappears after 20 or so miles. I dread that it might be in the drive gear. Any thoughts, anyone? I have been driving a variety of motor vehicles over a period of 50 years. Never had to replace any wheel bearings. A sad reflection on Subaru. On 27/10/2015 at 10:47 PM, mike08 said: Hi I have just bought my first Subaru outback, its a 2.5 SE AUTO , great car but a noise from rear of car sounds like a wheel bearing, is this a common problem with the outback or am just unlucky, its only done 69k miles. Edited August 2, 2016 by Lenmac Additional information.
david1972 Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 I got my 2 rears replaced for way less than that...got the parts from import car parts and got a local garage to fit them....I got new pads and discs all round and 2 rear hubs replaced for less than £475. Just need to know where to look / go. Feel free to ask on here in future before going to Subaru...they will have your eyes out Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk
Mark D Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 Got 2 new front bearings, 2 used driveshafts fitted for around £250-£300ish at impreza breakers in Norfolk, but was for a 2001 legacy. Got a video where you could clearly hear wheel bearings (both sides had gone!) incase someone wants it to compare with, but can't upload on here :(
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