tom_gr7 Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Ever get that "i need to buy something for my subaru" feeling?
majik_thighs Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Ever get that "i need to buy something for my subaru" feeling? All the time!..................and the best thing for it is? Answers on a postcard please!
Scoobyghost Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Ever get that "i need to buy something for my subaru" feeling?Yes. Far too often. "Oh that'll be nice" syndrome.
david1972 Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 New Wiper Blades arrived while I was out today; as did the snow/hail [emoji54] Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk
mfnick Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Never stops Tom. In fact just ordered £200 worth of parts. Got another £350 worth in my basket still waiting for my next couple of paydays to get them paid off lol. Once I've got those then it's saving for fitment, then will be saving for my next parts/maintenance work. Never ends!
stants Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 Rotated all 4 tyres see if the pesky noise stops, Sav, dipped the clutch and the noise is still there,reckon that rules the diff out ? Would have fitted my new bushes today & had a test drive but the auditor has just arrived grrrrr [emoji22] may have to look like I'm doing some actual work today !
Gambit Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Going to cover all four corners in some more rubber. Hopefully solve the bubble problem if I have large profiles fitted.
stants Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 Get a claim in to the council [emoji16] can only be the shocking state of our roads that's killing them.
Gambit Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 I would if I thought I could win it. And no doubt it's the road's. Gonna have 225 40 18s see if I can go more than a year with out have a problem. It went bang yesterday the bubble. Funny enough right outside the garage but had to order the tyre's. And then open reach didn't show to fix my Internet so topped the day off well lost a day waiting and cost me a small fortune lol.
stants Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 Tossers ! My mate buckled a wheel on something that could only be described as an asteroid strike size hole, took pic of wheel and got the garage to confirm that it was dead sent it off council ended up paying out for a new rim, took a while though.
Gaulson Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 I thought about doing that with the wheel I broke, there is a big pot hole that has opened up in my village. Perfect for it... ;). My Subaru parts should be posted today, will have them for the weekend! Got next week off so I can do some stuff to the Subaru such as sort the wheels and calipers out. Clean the discs and put new pads in. It's getting so close to the end now, can't wait. Browsing eBay last night there is a Subaru Samber and a Subaru Brat! Quite interested in the Brat as they are getting rare.
Dogconker Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 I had a new tyre off the council after hitting a pothole in a civic and pinching the tyre wall, they coughed up the £120. Never worked out why a diesel civic has Z rated tyres on a civic Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk
majik_thighs Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Rotated all 4 tyres see if the pesky noise stops, Sav, dipped the clutch and the noise is still there,reckon that rules the diff out ? Would have fitted my new bushes today & had a test drive but the auditor has just arrived grrrrr [emoji22] may have to look like I'm doing some actual work today ! Wheel bearing?.......mine sounds like an old chuff-chuff, one of my rears, new bearing being fitted on Friday!
stants Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 Possibly I'm just eliminating all other options before I go down that route, it stopped when I swapped the rears over but has now started again, only does it when moving the wheel right, even the slightest movement off to the left makes it stop. Doesn't happen in a straight line either. Must have been doing it since Christmas, at 1st I just put it down to the new gearbox mounts and more nvh
majik_thighs Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Problem with Subaru wheel bearing that i`ve had done (front, never had a rear one go before) they do have a tendency to eat the hub, twice i`ve had to have the hubs sleeved because they were chewed to bits, you dont get much notice, as soon as you know i`ts a bearing get it sorted!
stants Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 Yeah I've heard that earliest I can get in is the 13th trying to swap around for Friday if I can, did you have any play in the hub was it noticable ? Heave the whole lot a wriggle this morning but seemed tight, hopefuly it's not baked it's self to the inside
stants Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 Right swapped front to back now 'm getting horrendous wheel wobble from os front, had this in the summer so had it re ballanced, stuck it on the rear, so anyone know a way of seeing if the wheels true? I guess it's out of shape ? So do I buy one wheel & 4 tyres ?
Rick 2014 Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Ive not really been on here much lol.Ive been really busy working back in the garage on the tools and I wouldn't change it for anything lol.I do plan on doing some jobs on the Forester over the weekend though
stants Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 Two new rims and 4 new tyres on order as took the offending wheel to ats and they couldn't get it ballanced, every weight threw up different readings, so the rim's had it by the looks of things.
quit Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Ordered some more plasti dip! and chasing up mappers !
stants Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 Which bits are getting the treatment now matt ?.
quit Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 bonnet and wheels will be done weekend after easter i think
savage bulldogs Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Glad it was just a rim and nothing wrong with the foz stants [emoji41] Still think that you're mad not telling your mrs all 4 rims we're fooked and "it would be cheaper to buy a new aftermarket set if 17's "[emoji39]
stants Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 if the tax & insurance wasn't due soon not to mention new tyres and not spent the money on the map I may have got away with it , managed to get two brand new oem rims for 113 delivered. Fitted new roll bar bushes this evening while swapping the wonky wheel back to the rear. [emoji16] Got to start saving for the wedding & house fund really [emoji15] Next month will be back to under the radar purchases 1
richr Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Bought my car on Saturday Mega interior clean on Sunday Over next couple of evenings Checked Lights wipers etc ready for MOT Saturday Ohh and went for a bit of a drive tonight :)
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