CNY_Dave

No one's going to try the urethane sealant? Dave

There's a possibility of a cam or crank position sensor/reluctor type mismatch, maybe? I've seen that cause a no-spark, but not a poor running condition. Dave

Is the assumption here that just pulling the axle from the hub will trash the wheel bearings? Dave

Which one on that page?

Was the wheel bearing replaced without removing the knuckle/spindle? If so, no alignment required. Dave

You removed the custom coolant filter? You fool! Dave

The bearing is either OK- or it isn't, but if it does go bad I would guess it would fail in a normal fashion, probably nothing weird. Dave

** Purchase a new hub in case you need it, return unopened if you don't ** If there are lines going around the hub where the inner races go, it needs a hub as the inner races have been spinning on the hub. Dave

Don't forget that a bunch of rust on the hub-rotor mating surface can make the rotor wobble... and the whole wheel. Dave

What I'll throw in is if you are really going off-road this may be a useful mod, especially as having the front/rear locked together can be quite useful going down-hill, but 99.999% of the time you won't get a real gain with the switch. If you are really going off-road, you'll want to think about what to do with the ABS... Dave

Could be a trans filter if this is an auto. Earlier H6's have one under the fender liner there. Some people incorrectly replace them with an oil filter. Dave

As a bit of general info, I'll add that it is very easy to get a subaru to torque steer, all you need is any situation where the suspension is deflected a bit and the driveshafts are no longer nice and straight and equal length. For example, there are some roads around here that are dramatically crowned (more due to subsidence than purpose), or if you have a bad strut spring up front. Dave

TPS doesn't fix it, but resetting the computer fixes it for at least a month. Seems to be an H6 thing. Dave

Use Brass nuts for the win! Dave

A downshift where it doesn't really need to, so it revs quite a bit, or a bit of flare and a big BANG when it drops into 3? Dave

I think that you are MUCH SAFER pulling the fuel pump fuse. Pull the fuse, start it and run it until it stalls. If it will run on the seafoam, pull both. Dave

The phrase "Make sure that no crack or other damage exists. In addition to visual inspection, inspect important areas by means of red check" makes me think it's a chemical crack-check procedure. Read more: Subaru DL how do I change the head gasket(s) on a 87 DL w - JustAnswer http://www.justanswer.com/subaru/4a7q1-subaru-dl-change-head-gasket-s-87-dl.html#ixzz1T42o9T3f Dave

Wish I could do more than munch popcorn on this one, I'm sure I'm going to need a driveshaft sometime soon so I am very interested in how it works out... Dave

I can't confirm it will, but in watching all things H6 and subaru stuff in general for the past few years I can't recall anything... but there were some changes '01 to '02 to the cars in general, I think. Dave

If it is the same I can't imagine why it is listed as different by subaru, and by the few driveshaft rebuilders that list them on-line. But stranger things have happened. Dave

Every set of pads for my subie have needed grinding to slide freely in the holders. Dave

Plugged fuel filter? Bad batch of gas with a bunch of water in it? Someone shove a bunch of golf balls up the tailpipe? Plugged converter? Dave

I have a comment or 2 or 3, we'll see what it comes out as... Under 300 bucks for a service job that requires a press? That's cheap! I bought a press to do my wheel bearing because I will use the press for other things, would probably not buy one just for this job. How much force can the HF or even the expensive hub-tamer achieve? My HF 20 ton A-frame press was pretty near capacity* (so call it 15T, heh) to press the large outer-race from the knuckle, can a screw-press (which is what the HF and hub-tamer devices are) achieve that level of force? * I say it was near capacity because I was using the included extension handle and I was just about hanging on the handle. Dave

If it's in 1st and rolling backwards it is sucking oil out of the engine and into the pan... as much as it can through the drainback valve. Dave

You would probably notice the ABS unit running, but when the ABS activates it draws a considerable load. Dave