[rear upper frt control arms]

     Hi , Fairtax4me ,  Thank -you  for the info .           

[rear upper frt control arms]

 Hi folks ,

    It has been a long time since I was on the USMB forum .It is that our cars are running very well.

 

    Now ,my buddy's 2000 legacy L needed a rear subframe replaced . It was done, and now he thinks that the rear upper front control arms  were accidently switched ...  lt for rt   and   rt for lt  .. because of bushing spacer is not where he remembers now . Does some one here have pictures of the rear suspension with the wheel off ?  

              Thank-you , ImprezaII

[cold air leaking in by heater ?]

Hi Folks ! We havebought a new to us , 2004 Legacy Wagon 2.5l with 85,000 KM . Anyway, since we had it , my wife has been complaining that is too cold then, it is too hot , then too cold ...only on the pass. side . We have a blanket in the car. Today I sat on the pass. side..... BRRRRR . Put my hand behind the glove box door . Cold air leaking from some kind of grille with foam under it. Now I called the dealer, and they said no there is "no cabin filter option , at all for this car with the VIN # " . But bring it in and we will look at it But before I go there , I bet some else here at USMB has run across this problem . So what is leaking ? And how to repair it? Thanks for your help :)

[Just bought our 2nd subaru]

We just picked up a Silver 2004 legacy sw 38,457 km canada spec , not sure which model it really is . Plain looking out side ,2.5 auto, with leather wrapped wheel. cheap CD player pw ,pl, ac, 6 way pwr seat , heated seats , double spoke alloy rims. Really clean too. Any ideas? .We are going to install a factory subaru 6 cd radio when possible .:banana:

[H6 Outback VDC , good upgrade ?]

Thanks, Gloyale. Will listen for the whine.

[H6 Outback VDC , good upgrade ?]

Looking for another Subaru for a while , came across this 2003 Outback H6 VDC. High mileage 234000 KMS. Not smoked in , green in colour.

Anything we should look out for?

Thanks, Casey

[Friggin Impreza >.<]

I , too have a 96 Impreza 2.2 , auto, was yours auto ? Anyway I have NGK plugs and Bosch Red Ignition wire set , the Red Wires are the higher quality wire set = better spark distribution. Maybe run a cleaner through fuel injection system, before you change the plugs..

We find that the Impreza is a great little car.

[95 Impreza 5sp/awd have a few questions]

Check first at the washer motor connection , possible corrosion at the plug in point . Good luck.

[U Joints what years will fit]

Vibration is ........................... gone.... :clap:

 

We loosened engine , trans mounts , pry barred the engine assembly , wiggled , and shook it , tightened it and now , it seems to have gone a away . Finally .

:banana:

Thanks , Nipper , and for everyones ideas and help .

This Forum has good ideas and reseach materials .

[U Joints what years will fit]

Common thing for the tranny mount to fail with age. The rest of them seem to last the life of the car.

 

 

nipper

 

I am hoping it is just these mounts . If it isn't , not sure what to do next .

[U Joints what years will fit]

I wonder if with the first snow storm , if accelerating really hard moved something or put something out of alignment ?

 

Has anyone ever had issues with their engine or transmission mounts ?

 

thanks

[U Joints what years will fit]

Yes , they have broken belts. the tires and rims were given to me by my brother from his mother in laws Dodge Shadow . Don't think her car ever met a pothole or curb it didn't like .

[U Joints what years will fit]

Nipper , thanks for you help .

 

Tried that , went front to back , left to right . The Goodyear snows are unidrectional so we demounted them and flipped them around . Vibration still there . One rim was slightly out of round , replaced with new " tested true " one , just in case . We really like the car .

 

Keep suggesting .

Very

[U Joints what years will fit]

Check the inner tie rods.

 

nipper

 

That was a good idea , had checked that also at the dealer . The suspension checked out good , with the exception of one sway link on the rear that is starting to get loose .

 

This vibration that is in the car is starting to get real annoying .

[U Joints what years will fit]

We do not think the rear driveshaft is bad after all ,vibration is there between 25 mph 55 mph . The following is what we done , some at the subaru dealer , and they treated us very fair , and other parts at our local garage .

 

We checked everything , with car on hoist....

 

- took the drive shaft off on the rear .

- pulled all the wheels off . roadforce balance each tire , meaning as they spin the wheel on the balancer , there is a roller pushing on the tire as the same time it is being balanced... :cool:

- put fuse in FWD mode .

- removed each front CV shaft one at a time .

- removed each rear brakedrum one at a time .

 

car off the hoist .....

 

- checked engine performance re: sensors , timing , air fuel , plugs , wires , fuel filter , etc .

- used different brand of fuel, just in case .

 

Noticed something today, when I made a turn rather quickly on the snow covered road , the car went through the turn as if I had a big Chev Caprice. The car drove from the back and did not pull from the front . Is that normal ?

 

Any thoughts ?? thanks.

[Code p1101]

96 impreza 2.2 auto AWD sw

 

Well now , I noticed the Check engine light came on While driving . We checked , came on as Code P1101 neutral safety switch . Now I cleared the code but if it comes back , where is it on the auto trans and how can I check or replace it ? Does any one have pics of the switch or that area ? :-\

 

Thanks

 

P.S. checked the search mode did not see good pics .

[U Joints what years will fit]

No. Just get a used one. After all this is done then it still has to be balanced. Too much work, too much cost and not something one should do in the garage.

 

 

nipper

 

Local yard found one , should be here Tues , out of state/province, .. $ 200 landed .... Best part of the deal is , if the shaft is not good , I pay nothing .

[U Joints what years will fit]

i find it really odd that 3 universals failed just when you put on your winter wheels.

 

are you sure it is the universal joints? not the center carrier bearing? it doesn't matter much, you still need to replace, but ... just wondering.

 

could driving over snow drifts or plowed snow mounds damage universals?

 

I am begining to think the vibration / inbalance was there before , but in the snowstorm I was really pushing the car's limits and when the snow cleared away , it didn't feel as smooth as before .

[U Joints what years will fit]

www.car-part.com

 

sort by distance.

 

I like this site , John , thanks:banana:

[U Joints what years will fit]

Nipper , thanks for the link

[U Joints what years will fit]

You are most likely right .

 

I'll call my favorate salvage yard and get them to look .

[U Joints what years will fit]

Bummer , no used driveshafts around this neck of the woods . Well , I have been checking with a U joint supplier , they said take the driveshaft off , measure with the micrometer , and see what they can supply and what I have to modify around the yokes .

 

Maybe next week I'll get some time for that . Going to drive our Acclaim for now , don't want to damage our Imp any further.

[U Joints what years will fit]

Sorry, Nipper , we had 4 brand new tires put on at the same time , on the car about 3 weeks ago .

 

The car has 223912 kms on it , forgot to tell you the mileage .

The mechanic showed the joints so I could see for myself .

 

I will look for a used one today as well a a rebuild , since the frt and rear shaft u joints are worn / seized .

 

Thanks , Casey

[U Joints what years will fit]

96 Impreza 2.2 auto AWD SW.

 

We had a snowstorm here lately Took the allseasons off . I wanted to try our new snow tires . Was out there and on the way home and to avoid some else's driving error, I had to accelerate hard in the snow , WOW , Really had traction , awesome , but the car developed a vibration after that , between 25 mph to 50 mph . Went to my tire shop , they checked tires , rebalance 3 , the 4th they changed , it had wheel hop or tramp. Still a vibration , but not as bad with the rebalancing of the tires .

 

Today I took it for an oil change. My mechanic listened and found that we are in need of the 3 " U joints " in the Center driveshaft . Does any one know what the part # of the joint is ?

 

The garage took the 2 piece center drive shaft off , and the joints are easy one way and really stiff the other . Bad . A phone call to the local driveshaft co. and they said 500$ and they would fix it .

 

Going to see if a salvage yard has one.... any ideas ?

[Seriously, Recommend Me Some Wipers]

We are using Bosch Icons on the Impreza , and Bosch microedges on our Acclaim .

 

When the wipers on our cars are wiping , and you are possibly behind heavy truck traffic and the windshield seems to become hazy while they are wiping . We squirt a good amount of Sunlight dish soap or similar on the glass while it is raining . Cleans the glass and wipers really well and takes care of the smear .

 

Now , lots of people like Rain X , and such , but for us the dishsoap works well . Plus it is cheaper...

 

But , I think it comes down to personal choice and what's avaliable to you.