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The woman's svx has recently started howling in the right rear. I put it up and there was no play in the bearing that I could detect by shaking the wheel.
Took it to the dealer and they diagnosed as a rear wheel bearing failure. It has already been replaced at 88k and 92k and it now has 102k on it. stock wheels and proper tire size. They called up the powers that be and are willing to pay for a new bearing and labor if we put up for the cost of a new hub assembly. Obviously I know about the whole repacking with grease thing but subaru won't do that or acknowledge that it is a problem. Do I ask them to prove that the hub is out of specs before I pay for a new one or just jump on the deal?
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Matt Locker Link 2015 BRZ Limited 6MT 92 Ebony LS-L ECUtune Stage2av1, Z32 MAF, 370cc injectors, TomsSVX intake, BontragerWorks 22mm RSB #003, HID Hi and Lo beams, OT endlink and bushing mods, PWR Aluminum radiator, Harvey's QC shift kit, 2.5" flowmaster 80 exhaust, 17" Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, Poly sway bar bushings, Slotted Bradi rotors, AFBeefcake powdercoated calipers, 97 grill, and a huge set of air horns. 300,000 miles and counting 92 Ebony LS-L. ecutune stage1v4, motorsport 1pc pulley. Garage Queen - sold to Dad in upstate NY 155,000 miles 19 Subaru Ascent Premium - -Hers !. 89 DL 4x4 little red wagon - a.k.a. The immortal suby. 275k R.I.P. |
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I called and asked them to print out a full service history of the car. Then I went to pick it up and, once I had it in hand, explained to the people behind the counter that I would avoid their shop 'like the plague' from then on. I did this in front of many customers.
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BTW, how did you manage to become a Super Master Ultra-Member, which is only a whisker away from Senior High Wizard like Lord Aredubjay?? Have you been slipping whiskey to the Moderator?? And if my school memory of Greek is not too rusty, an Ultramember probably shouldn't be on a family site anyway. Joe |
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Actually, it requires two - one to nominate and another to second it. And since I'm the only one, that's going to be difficult to do.
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Memberdom'll do. Joe |
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We ended up paying for a new hub and the dealer installed that and a new bearing with no charge for the bearing or labor. 3 months and 3k miles later the bearing is starting to get noisy again. Obviously we're taking it back in to get it replaced again.
They did not acknowledge the bearing shipping grease problem last time when we brought it up and I haven't been able to find an official TSB from subaru on the subject yet although one member wrote that his dealer had heard of the problem. Does anyone know of any official word from subaru on this subject? Eddycat - is there anything else that could be causing the bearing failure? (right rear) The car rides smooth and other than slightly warped rotors it doesn't seem to have any driveline problems. parts replaced were; roller bearing snap ring, 2 oil seals a $25 bolt !!! pt# 20540AA000 Hub complete rear $170 pt# 28052PA010 Rear axle housing $178 pt# 28411PA000
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Matt Locker Link 2015 BRZ Limited 6MT 92 Ebony LS-L ECUtune Stage2av1, Z32 MAF, 370cc injectors, TomsSVX intake, BontragerWorks 22mm RSB #003, HID Hi and Lo beams, OT endlink and bushing mods, PWR Aluminum radiator, Harvey's QC shift kit, 2.5" flowmaster 80 exhaust, 17" Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, Poly sway bar bushings, Slotted Bradi rotors, AFBeefcake powdercoated calipers, 97 grill, and a huge set of air horns. 300,000 miles and counting 92 Ebony LS-L. ecutune stage1v4, motorsport 1pc pulley. Garage Queen - sold to Dad in upstate NY 155,000 miles 19 Subaru Ascent Premium - -Hers !. 89 DL 4x4 little red wagon - a.k.a. The immortal suby. 275k R.I.P. |
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Hey, not too far in the past I had a car come through the shop that had severely overtorqued axle nuts. I did the repair properly and was standing outside having a shmoke when a state trooper asked me what I had found on that car...I told him and he got all ticked off, (not a good thing when he's wearing a side arm), and informed me that *I* had done the repair. I pulled up a history for him and showed him that we had never worked on wheel bearings on his car. He then kind of sheepishly said, "Oh yeah, I *did* have that done at another dealer." Can't even trust the law when it comes to car repairs it seems.
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