In this video I bring you along as I have tackle the most feared job of all rust belt mechanics. The dreaded Subaru rear wheel bearing. These things are perhaps the most seized bearing you can change. They rank right up there with the infamous Ford Explorer rear bearing. I’ll show you the trick I use to get the job done in a short time and with minimum crying,
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i wasted almost an hour taking off a catalytic converter the first time until i remembered i was going to scrap the old one anyway , then i just cut the pipes to get to the bolts i couldnt reach or cut because the cat was in the way of the objective to remove it and then i just snapped the old bolts off by over tightening them…just saying sometimes the the easiest way is staring you right in the face while your having a joe biden moment … : )
stupid question if your going to weld on it anyway…(throw it all away) why not weld the hub-the spindle-the spinning part to the base part that(holds the bearing) was stuck to the back and yank the whole thing out as one piece…instead of trying to weld a bolt and nut to pry it apart…i mean have you ever tried that…because your big slide hammer seemed to break it apart pretty easily…just sayin…
That was awesome!!! Gotta get a better welder. The stick sticker just ain't got it…
Somehow the right rear wheel bearing on the Mrs Outback is humming a little . Thanks for posting this up . Don’t have a lift but I have the mig welder and the hub puller .Did not know the bearing is just about press fit into the knuckle.
You got the juice man! Lol.
Where was the non-seize for the next poor bastard that has to do it. If you would have put some on, one day a guy would have shown up and given you a big kiss. lol
What year is this car?
Also, what do you use here at the end of your drill and also the air grinder to clean the rust off?
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I did this job a few months ago. It is awful, there was a lot of torch cutting and hammer beating. Nice job and thanks for the good ideas.
Dude, Mr. O, have you tried a hub shocker and an 8lb sledge? Works like a charm for us. But then again I work in the south lol we do see the occasional NY Subaru down here though
I'm into it though. Very creative
I got the pleasure of doing this on my wife's outback in the winter outside in the dark. After the hub pulled out of the bearing, I welded a 10mm (1.5?) Bolt to a 3/4 nut to fit up a slide hammer. Then used the hub puller using two other 10mm bolts into the threaded portions facing outward. Two slide hammers simultaneously, one puller 180 across with the hub puller and the other on the remaining corner with the single 10mm weld up. Took all I had to get it to budge, then swapped to the other two holes 180 from each other and other corner and it came out. Didn't pull the CV axle either, but had rear disc brakes and electronic park brake.
Or take out the strut or stub axle assy and walk over to the press. You've fitted a whole assembly, much more than just a bearing.
Great tip on puller. Have welder and in a warm rust free climate. It may help lol. Still going to use the puller though. Never needed puller on any other wheel bearing I've ever done. First time for everything.
You should have went back with anti seize on it