cordwood Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The centre bearing on my Forester's prop shaft needs replacing (sounds like a ball-race full of grit!). However, I've been told that I have to buy a complete prop-shaft assembly i.e. front and rear shafts joined by the center bearing ... the price well in excess of £1000 ($1500)!!! This sounds like a very strange design feature to say the least! I've spoken to a Subaru dealer but to little effect. Has anyone come across the problem and is there a practical work-around to be able to just fix the bearing? Any guidance would be very much appreciated indeed! Cordwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Hi - welcome to the forum. As it is a bearing you may be able to get it rebuilt if you can find someone to take the job on. Considering the price of the Subaru part I would look to replace it with a solid drive shaft and remove the bearing altogether, even if it was made bespoke for you by a local firm it would probably be cheaper as a carbon fibre version for the impreza comes in at $1000 - given that an aluminium one should be less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordwood Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Hi Jay762 Very many thanks for your reply, that's much food for thought!!! As a result I believe I may have found a firm to help with the work-around you suggest. I won't be able to get on the ramp till next week to take measurements etc. but I'll post the result when I can. Many thanks once again - what a great forum, wish I'd found it sooner!! Cordwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 No problem buddy - keep us posted on the progress and we do like photo's on here so if you get some stick them in a thread :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordwood Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Alas, I've had to grit my teeth and go for the new prop-shaft :-( I now await its arrival from Japan, it's been on order for 3 weeks and I reckon there are another 3 weeks to go (at least ...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Long wait I think you will be your Dentists best friend by the time it gets here :) Well hope you get it sorted soon and all being well be here before the 6 weeks point. So at least you can get some picture's posted soon :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogma1 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 i am going second hand. i am getting prop, drive shaft and diff for £150 and £50 p&p. lets pray it is ok as can't see her letting me hav a new one car cost £900. what year is yours as I hav been looking round and it looks as if the forester has a weak prop and diff at the back hav loads of problems :( . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggs Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 i didn't know you needed all that, you could have had the one off the scoob before i got shut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 ??? Have you sold the Scubaru Miggs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggs Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 no mate, i had Dogma's classic sport on the drive for breaking, missus moaned as i had about 4 cars worth of part all over the garden and side of the house so got rid of it all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Haha.... Had me worried for a minute then :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogma1 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 prop is different so think diff is also. I am still trying to work on problem. I hav not got parts yet just found them on eBay. I am thinking of only changing prop at mo as it's all about room and money as I hav most of the impreza here. but as I said it's always the parts you don't hav that goes wrong. I hav put a new thread up to explain what is going on and ask for advise so not to take over this one ;) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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