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great wheel bearings.....
i have some road noise comming from the front sounds to me like the bearings might be going,
how much is this gonna set me back in parts, and how hard is it to do?
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Are you sure it's the bearings? Usually it's the rear that needs replacing.
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IN the interest of ruling things out, try rotating your tires front to back. Perhaps one of your front tires is going bad. If the sound goes away or moves to the rear, then that's your problem.
1stsubaruparts.com has the front bearings listed at $77.32 https://www.1stsubaruparts.com/
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I know a couple people that had their front bearings go but I'd try the tire rotation as well. It isn't an easy job and one that you need the right tools to do. A BFH really isn't a good idea as if you're not in 100% right you'll need to redo them shortly or will need a new hub. Probably $300 a side is a good estimate at a competent shop. Remind them that they CANNOT use the grease it is shipped with as even Subaru shops now that Subaru is shipping some already packed can forget this simple step.
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good point on the tires the front ones are touring tires and it has snows on the rear, that could be causing noise, yes i know its a bad idea it's how i bought the car its not in 4d though,
ben thanks for the estimate
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While this may also not be the best situation for the car, I also know from his other posts that he's looking at tire choices to get all four matching.
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