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Old 08-24-2005, 09:28 AM
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I just did this job a week ago on miy 92. Took me about 4 hours total. I am very meticulous and calculating. I'm sure a professional or some other guys here could do it in about and hour.

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being easiest and 10 being hardest, I'd rate this a 5. The biggest pains are getting the axle nut off (32mm socket needed) and keeping grease from getting all over yourself.

I paid about $30 to do it myself.
I bought the inner and outer CV boot Kits from Advance Auto Parts.
Inner Front - Powertrain Components (PTC) 61159 - $15 + tax
Outer Front - Powertrain Components (PTC) 61160 - $15 + tax

If you buy the parts from subaruparts.com you will spend around $40 plus shipping. If you buy from a local dealer you pay quite a bit more.

The boots were made of nice thick rubber, but the boot bands SUCKED !!! I had to throw away the small ones and use regular hose clamps because they were too small. If I had to do over again, I would buy the dealer boot bands and save myself a lot of headache. Also, you can recycle the bands if you're careful when taking them off.

Good luck. Marc

Last edited by svxcuseme; 08-24-2005 at 09:31 AM.
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