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sperry · 2004-09-03, 09:13 AM

Well, I baked all the grease out of my wheel bearings at RFR. I didn't realize how bad they were until I bedded my pads in yesterday before the meet. After heating up the hubs again, the right front started making a horrible noise.

Since Indy Auto is all booked, the car's now sitting at Sierra Autosport... yes the Ferrari repair shop.

"More than I can afford pal, Ferrari!" Hopfully I'll get out of there under $400...

1st the shop's going to check out the car and let me know if the bearings are truely shot, or if they can be rebuilt. I'm pretty sure the right front bearing is at least partially seized, due to the noises it's making. Luckily, Subaru has the parts in stock.

FYI, here's all the parts needed for replacing the wheel bearings:

FRONT WHEEL BEARING
28015AA070 Oil Seal - Front Axle, Outer
28015AA021 Oil Seal - Front Axle, Inner
28016AA011NT Bearing - Front Axle
28044AA000 Nut - Axle
28035AA010 Snap Ring F

REAR WHEEL BEARING
28015AA100 Oil Seal #1 - Rear Axle
28015AA110 Oil Seal #2 - Rear Axle
28015AA050 Oil Seal #3 - Rear Axle
28016AA030 Bearing - Rear Axle
28044AA000 Nut - Axle
28035AA040 Snap Ring R

One question is, are the Subaru wheel bearings sealed? The guy at the shop seems to think so, however, I remember talking to Gary about them, and he told me he would repack them with high-temp synthetic grease... which sounds like a pretty good idea to me.

So, hopefully the shop will give me a call and tell me they can simply repack the bearings and all will be cool, and hopfully I can get them to pack it w/ some RedLine or something. I just hope they don't tell me: "yeah, you need to replace 'em all, and we're busy so the car will be done on Tuesday." :?

2004-09-03, 09:13 AM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	WRX Wheel Bearings Well, I baked all the grease out of my wheel bearings at RFR. I didn't realize how bad they were until I bedded my pads in yesterday before the meet. After heating up the hubs again, the right front started making a horrible noise. Since Indy Auto is all booked, the car's now sitting at Sierra Autosport... yes the Ferrari repair shop. "More than I can afford pal, Ferrari!" Hopfully I'll get out of there under $400... 1st the shop's going to check out the car and let me know if the bearings are truely shot, or if they can be rebuilt. I'm pretty sure the right front bearing is at least partially seized, due to the noises it's making. Luckily, Subaru has the parts in stock. FYI, here's all the parts needed for replacing the wheel bearings: FRONT WHEEL BEARING 28015AA070 Oil Seal - Front Axle, Outer 28015AA021 Oil Seal - Front Axle, Inner 28016AA011NT Bearing - Front Axle 28044AA000 Nut - Axle 28035AA010 Snap Ring F REAR WHEEL BEARING 28015AA100 Oil Seal #1 - Rear Axle 28015AA110 Oil Seal #2 - Rear Axle 28015AA050 Oil Seal #3 - Rear Axle 28016AA030 Bearing - Rear Axle 28044AA000 Nut - Axle 28035AA040 Snap Ring R One question is, are the Subaru wheel bearings sealed? The guy at the shop seems to think so, however, I remember talking to Gary about them, and he told me he would repack them with high-temp synthetic grease... which sounds like a pretty good idea to me. So, hopefully the shop will give me a call and tell me they can simply repack the bearings and all will be cool, and hopfully I can get them to pack it w/ some RedLine or something. I just hope they don't tell me: "yeah, you need to replace 'em all, and we're busy so the car will be done on Tuesday." :? __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?