Scooby-Tony Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Hi I'm Tony and have a Subaru forester sturbo 2000, green and lowered may have seen (or heard it )knocking about mansfield with my bat man wheels :-D, she's a great little beast especially on an empty road, she has been good to me although lately I've got a rear hub bearing problem, the bearings are not a problem to get hold of but seams the hardest thing is fitting them, I do do a lot of the work my self but wondering if its easy to buy the part n get it fitted or get a whole new hub ??????? Cheers in advance, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Hello & welcome, If you gave access to a bearing puller and press then it shouldn't be that hard, you will need to strip the back end down, I'd have a look at the bolt that goes through the hup and control arms, these are normally seized and may need cutting out, Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobyghost Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I had the same issue when needing a replacement bearing. I was worried about pulling the old bearing and finding the hub scored or damaged. That on top of wanting to do the work myself to save labour cost. Always a risk buying second hand parts especially bearings and hubs. There's no way of checking what mileage car they came from. I've been lucky so far as the hub I swapped has been on over a year now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby-Tony Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Cheers I've been looking on eBay and can get a brand new bearing for £25 but the hub is harder to find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobyghost Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Try to contact a few Subaru breakers. I got mine from down here, a place called East Kent Subaru. He will post but I expect it to be pricey considering the weight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieT Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Hello and welcome along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 The rears seem to be a bit easier on the hubs, had a rear o/s one that was grumbling for at least 3 months before it got replaced, no damage to hub, if you get them early enough than shouldn't be problem, Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby-Tony Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Cheers guys will get it sorted this week, let ya know how it goes, she don't like going slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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