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Hooray for Subaru!
« on: April 16 2010, 04:39:39 PM »
Sothe wife tells me that her POS Subaru is shaking when she drives it. I have her take me for a ride to verify. Yup, turns out she somehow broke a lug off and the others are loose on the rear driver's side wheel. Despite much grilling, the denials of hitting or curb or something similar persist and I give up and accept that I'm putting a new lug on without a real explaination as to why. Oh well. So, down to Napa I drive, pick up a new lug and proceed to jack and -stand the car. Off comes the wheel, then the calipers. Hmmm, the lugs don't go through the rotors on this car. So, I take the rotor off (real PITA, BTW) and see that the lugs go through a hub flange behind the rotor. Whatev'. Wait- WTF is that? A broken aluminum ring affixed to the rear of this hub flange. Great, so not only do I have to replace the lug, I've got to identify, acquire and replace this ring thingy. Back to Napa. After waiting in line and spending a seeming eternity looking at exploded views on computer screens and in catalogs we determine the part to be the ABS ring. Great, I'll take one please. Nope- dealership only part. So, I load up and head to Albuquerque to seek out a dealership. Once there I'm told that the part is not in stock and will need to be ordered from Denver. We'll call you when it comes in in a few days. Three days later I pick up this lousy little aluminum ring for $92 motherfucking dollars. I'm able to *not* kill anyone by telling myself that at least this ordeal is nearly over and I can stop spending my days being petrified by the fact that lately the wife has been driving my truck. So, I get home, have a seat next to this wretched abortion and refamiliarize myself with the hub. Alright, this hub flange is going to need to come off so that I can screw this ring onto the back. Cool, removal of a 1 1/4" nut and we'll be freeing up the driveaxle. Where's my damned 1 1/4" socket? Dammit- back to Napa. $7. Back home. I remove the nut and voila....nothi ng happens. Shit. For the life of me I can't figure out why this POS hub flange wont just come off. Time to forfeit all pride and go to a Subaru board, admit my ignorance and get an answer. The answer is that the entire hub knuckle needs to be removed. Alright, I ask- and what then? I'll need to 'press' the entire hub assembly apart, attach the ring, replace the bearings and seals and then reassemble the entire mess. Oh, and I'll need a 12 ton press to accomplish this. Even Harbor Freight want $130 for this damned press. SO, we're at nearly $250 thus far over a $1 lug. Fuck you, Subaru.




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Re: Hooray for Subaru!
« Reply #1 on: April 16 2010, 09:45:31 PM »
1 easy answer to all of this....... BUY A FORD.   :rofl;
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Re: Hooray for Subaru!
« Reply #2 on: April 18 2010, 01:06:54 AM »
Somethings
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« Reply #3 on: April 18 2010, 11:44:10 AM »
But - they're so "edgy". :P

The girlfriend's Acura broke down - died in line at school dropping off her offspring. Just died. Sigh. I hate having to work on this thing, I think it might be the fuel pump or ECM of some sort - need to see if it has spark. Schrader valve to check FP? Nope. Cheap Japanese fucks.
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« Reply #4 on: April 18 2010, 04:21:48 PM »
I had NOTHING to do with the decision to buy that shitheap and even advised against it. Yet somehow I'm the one who always has to fix it. Hmm.

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« Reply #5 on: April 18 2010, 05:35:40 PM »
Is that the green Scoobie you were driving in Vegas many moons ago?
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« Reply #6 on: April 18 2010, 06:33:53 PM »
Quote from: "Top Speed @ Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:35 pm"
Is that the green Scoobie you were driving in Vegas many moons ago?
It's called Mocha Black you colorblind fuck.

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Re: Hooray for Subaru!
« Reply #7 on: April 18 2010, 09:23:42 PM »
I actually thought from seeing in pictures it was Blue.
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Re: Hooray for Subaru!
« Reply #8 on: April 19 2010, 08:03:41 AM »
When Sylvan's wife wanted a new cah, Sylvan said she had to choose at least
two of the three requirements - (Black, Buick, Turbo)

I still have pics and video of him driving it too.  :rofl;
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Re: Hooray for Subaru!
« Reply #9 on: April 19 2010, 05:29:46 PM »
Quote from: "Recklessrob @ Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:03 am"
When Sylvan's wife wanted a new cah, Sylvan said she had to choose at least
two of the three requirements - (Black, Buick, Turbo)

LOL Rob's got a good mammary.

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« Reply #10 on: April 19 2010, 05:44:16 PM »
Didja see the Haynes manual?  PUSSY!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #11 on: April 19 2010, 10:01:45 PM »
Quote from: "SuperSix @ Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:44 pm"
Didja see the Haynes manual?

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« Reply #12 on: April 20 2010, 12:32:09 AM »
Press it out? Use the Ford wrench. A fucking sledge hammer. God forbid it breaks something though.
My 1958 Mamiya can beat up whatever camera you just wasted your money on.

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Re: Hooray for Subaru!
« Reply #13 on: April 20 2010, 02:53:58 AM »
All the little bitches on NASIOC insist that's how it's done. Needless to say I didn't sign in under the name P.S.I.-cho...lol


P.S. If you don't remember that you suck.

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Re: Hooray for Subaru!
« Reply #14 on: April 20 2010, 05:56:28 PM »
Yeah, I hear that Sylvaxl is a closet NOSIAC moderator these days.
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