Forum: Technical Q & A
11-09-2014, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,427
Re: Question about water in door panel
Hi,
please check for the weather strip running along the fixed window, due to aging they become stiff and donīt fit to the window frame. You get a gap between the fixed window and the door. I...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
11-18-2013, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,045
water in passanger compartment - how to fix it
Dear All,
after heavy rain I noticed the floor behind passanger & driver seat was soaking wet. I am not 100% sure (since the car was not exposed to heavy rain this far again), but I believe I...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
10-08-2013, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,357
Re: Squishy taillight gasket
Hi, I reused the old gaskets b cleaning them and filling the grooves with silicon. More importandly I sealed the gap between taillight housing and body with silicon, too (as recommended by an other...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
06-11-2013, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,823
Re: Rust Removal Time!
Hi, maybe you can find something by conducting a search (e.g. for repair on window opener). I only took the pannels from the doors off. To do so you need to remove the inner trim.
There is a screw...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
05-22-2013, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 692
Type of Power Steering Gear Box
Hi, does anybody know how to tell which type you have in front of you (speed sensing or electronically controlled one), just by looking on the item itself (not knowing about the car it came from).
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Forum: Technical Q & A
11-11-2012, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 814
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Forum: Technical Q & A
09-01-2012, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,935
Re: DAAAMMNN!! That was scary!!
Thatīs really damn scary to all of us, I guess! In theory this should never happen in modern cars equipped with a two circut braking system. Any ideas/feedback from your mechanic, why this safety...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
08-26-2012, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,315
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Forum: Technical Q & A
08-08-2012, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,315
Re: Creaking noise during turning
Hi, since I am actually facing the exact same issue like stated in this post:
- cracking (not squeesing) sound only while turning the wheels during stand still
- no increased force neccessary to...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
07-08-2012, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,370
Re: Rear fog light?
As already pointed out by others, you will loose one pair of brake lights, if you replace the light panel of the trunk lid by a European one (which I did) to get the right fog light design. Then,...
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Forum: CarFax Requests
11-09-2011, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,691
CarFAX for Subaru Outback please
Hi,
I am looking to buy an Outback currently located in Germany, but definetly the US Model. Could anybody be so kind and run a VIN check for me:
4S3BH6861Y6625092
Thanks a lot!
Marcus
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Forum: Technical Q & A
06-02-2011, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,300
Re: My Tranny is Smoking
My SVX had a leaking transmission oil pan seal causing the same issue at the same spot you describe. I first thought its the drive shaft, but you could tell the oil was not comming from there but...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
02-01-2011, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,716
Re: SVX strut replacement (non - KONI)
I donīt recall the price, but I ordered from subaruparts.com.
How much they charge for labor I cannot tell either, since I replaced them by my own. Itīs pretty straight forward, if you follow the...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
01-15-2011, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,992
Re: Locked out :( "Trunk related"
Did you try both sides of the back seat, they have separat look switches (you would be extremly unfortunate to have all three of them - this is including the drivers seat release lever - in looked...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
01-04-2011, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,716
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Forum: Technical Q & A
11-18-2010, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,204
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Forum: Technical Q & A
11-05-2009, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 817
Re: rear main seal not bad after all?
Hi, there are two commonly observed leaks in the power steering system due to aging of material. You will find plenty information (also on how to fix it) in the forum by using the search funktion. 1)...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
11-05-2009, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,573
Re: CV Boot Done in
Besides the rubber boots (which I bought at rockautoparts.com quite a while ago) I replaced the following OEM parts:
2 x 20220PA000 Ball Joint Compl.
2 x 023510006 self locking nut
6 x 023512006...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
11-03-2009, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 817
Re: rear main seal not bad after all?
Did you consider smoke and smell could possibly not come from the trany but from the power steering fluid (which is also red ATF) dripping on your passanger side exhaust system. Mine did this in a...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
11-03-2009, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,573
Re: CV Boot Done in
Hi,
I had the same issue on both sides a few weeks ago and replaced all 4 boots on the front axles. While I was at it I decided to replace the ball joints as well, which really improved steering...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
10-18-2009, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 801
Trunnion to Front Drive Shaft Alignment?
Hi,
I had to replace the rubber boots on the ball joints of both front drive shafts. Unfortunately I screwed up one very importand thing: I did not put an allignment mark on the Trunnion.
The...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
08-15-2009, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,721
Re: Replacing Power Steering Return Hose
Hi,
I had to replace the old hose by a new one in June this year, since the old hose came off (due to aging of material the clamp cut into the hose). The OEM came along with different clamps...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
08-15-2009, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 10,163
Re: US over to europan.
Dear Trevor,
please take the effort and read the thread again and reconsider about your real aim.
You will come to notice that Harvey came up with a recomendation for a solution to the problem...
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Forum: Technical Q & A
05-10-2009, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,559
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Forum: Technical Q & A
05-09-2009, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,559
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