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If the rear components were faulty, he'd still have drive, because the fronts provide MOST of the power to the road. At first I'm thinking CVJ failure, but reading more causes me to think throwout bearing..although those make a huge racket LONG before catastrophic failure, something Paul would surely recognize. Just my 2 bucks

Body straight, looks clean. Score!

I agree with the U joint diagnosis. Had a speed related hum on my '83 some years back, and my Subaru guru at Norm's Auto Repair in South Tahoe replaced them. No more hum. That was about 100,000 miles ago, at 292,000 miles.

Great story and pix. Thanks for posting!

Very informative, thanks for posting.

Very nice wagon!

Charlie's Automotive in Murray. Saab and Subaru specialists. Owner-operated.

Likely low on refrigerant. Select the type of refrigerant that has lubricant included. Be careful not to overcharge. My 2 bucks

OK, thanks guys.

I'd like to do a "drain and refill" on this car. The Owner's Manual says (besides Gen Subaru) "Castrol Transmax J". I can't seem to find it in the stores, and I've seen all kinds of differing substitutions. Any opinions or recommendations?

Thanks, Paul. RIP Skip.

That's a good lookin wagon!

Wow!

Get lots of pictures.

The chrome rings make it look sweet!

Yes. Date is Sept. 13-14, which is most important. Location TBA.

This looks like a classic case of a restricted / dirty fuel filter. Just my 2 bucks

Thanks for letting us know, Rob. Lots of "stuff" going on down there.

Here's the part number I found on an invoice when I bought them at a dealer a few years ago: 723146020 Hope this helps.

Yeah, I ran a couple sets of Glacier Grips on my old '83 years ago, they were wonderful..did what I needed at a good price. Currently on my '96 OB "winter only" car, I've got Firestone WinterForce on. They're a bit noisy on dry pavement. Got about 18K on them now, plenty of meat left. Got them for a decent price from Tire Rack.

A word of advice. Since there is overlap with EA81 and EA82 body styles that year, when ordering or looking up parts search instead for a '87 BRAT. The running gear in the hatches and BRATS are mostly identical, and there will be no mixing up EA81 and 82 chassis, since there was no EA82 BRAT. Just my 2 bucks

This is EXACTLY the information that I was looking for, thanks nvu and gbhrps. Since the paint has mostly all peeled off already, it should be a snap to sand and repaint. I'm not looking for perfection here, the owner is concerned mostly about the appearance of the peeling paint and multicolored roof strips. I'll probably just mask, sand and repaint with a small brush, just to satisfy my friend's concern about appearance.

So...just to be perfectly clear, those strips are glued to the roof, no fasteners, right?

Haha, maybe I wasn't all that clear: I'm asking about the black strips that run longitudinally on the middle of the roof, BETWEEN and parallel to the two heavy roof rails (my '96 has three). If something was to be tied to the roof, it would sit directly on these.

OK. I'm working blind here, don't have immediate access to this car. I'm asking about a 2001 Outback, specifically the roof strips..not the two roof rails, but the black painted strips that are attached directly to the roof. The black paint is peeling off, and the owner asked me to repaint them (she lives far away from me). Just so I know to bring the appropriate tools to remove them, I need to know how those strips are attached to the car. Screws? Rivets? TORX? Glue? Thanks for any information.