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Originally Posted by Crazy_pilot
There is an alternative way to do it which doesn't require complete removal of the knuckle, but I'm not sure how that goes.
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This is how I always do it, and this is how they will do it in the dealership, or at a shop that is familiar with Subarus of this vintage. It requires a tool known as a "hubster" (usually costs around $500) Pressing the bearing into the hub is bad news bears, you can easily damage the bearing and even distort the knuckle. Subaru added a hubster to their essential special tool kit and one was shipped to each dealer back in the 90s when the legacys and SVXs first started having issues, along with a recommendation to discontinue the practice of pressing them in. The bearing is a tapered roller sealed unit, by the way. Also, packing the bearing with grease properly is about 75% of the battle on these, with the rest being proper installation and keeping water out.