SOA has finally decided to stand behind a rear wheel bearing underdesign flaw.
2005-6 Outback wagons seem to be suffering a similar plight to our SVXi and, perhaps having learned a lesson from our vocal distress over the years, they are offering to cover the failures by extending the bearing warranty to 8 years/ 100,000 miles:
http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/...=Wheel+Bearing
Christian