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If at all they finally decide to fit Subarus with a hybrid engine I think the B9, Forester and Outback will be the first ones to get it. Impreza might not benefit much in terms of mpg gains as most of Impreza owners are not looking for gains in this field. Watch Saab... watch GM for any news of a hybrid...

I'm done with brakes... didn't even check rotors before replacing them. Just bought new rotors and new pads and replaced everything in an hour. 14mm to remove calipers, 17mm to remove caliper brackets, nice size hammer to get the rotors loose and I'm done. Good thing you mentioned that I should check for deposits on rotors after a while. I might want to take the wheels off and send/hone rotors with some fine sand paper down the road. Question though... after replacing rotors I have noticed that old rotors would not fit into original boxes that my new rotors came into. Is it possible that I bought rotors for a Legacy? FLAPS mistake? Is the size difference noticable? I have no problems with brakes, they work great (well, for Subaru anyway)... brakes are not really a Subaru's strong side.

I'll try that later today... I took the car to Merlin Mufler and brakes and they quoted me $340.00 for the brake job... rotors too thick to get them turned... pads almost gone. I think I'll replace those rotors and pads myself... should not cost more than half of that...

I might try again tomorrow... it looked thought that the spindle nut holds the rotor as well. The reason for my concern is that I also own an Explorer and in order to take the rotor off on that truck you need to remove axle/spindle lock nuts. thanks,

retaining screws? there were none on the rotor and it looked to me like the whole thing is one piece... I did take the calipers off but didn't even touch the caliper frame cause IMO it was not necessary since I could not get the rotor off like that... unless I'm mistaken and the rotor should just slide off the spindle - with a little help of course... :-\

For the past week or so I noticed lots of shudder while braking. Guess rotors got warped. I wanted to take them off to get them turned but found it impossible since I need a huge socket to get the spindle nut off... what is the size on that socket that I need? anyone? thanks!

Only thing is I have 22,000 miles on it... replace all that after 22k miles? It looks though that it leaks in a couple of places. Anything else except the engine? I might have to go for an oil change to the dealer and see what they say. I did buy extended warranty so cost should not be that big of a deal. right? I hope so...

Hi there! Neewbie here with an 02 Outback. Just got the car last Saturday and have put 600 miles on the odo already. Today I have noticed a few oily spots on my driveway. Looks like I need to get under there and see if I can spot the problem areas. Car has only 22000 miles on the odometer so the leaks kind of puzzle me. Are Outbacks prone to leaks more than any other car? thanks,