GWT500

Hi Recently the contol arm drivers side front broke due to rust. The axle got pretty mangled and I replaced it along with the control arm and tire. Now I get a whining noise when I decelerate. Doesn't matter if the clutch is in or out or what gear it's in. Even makes the noise in neutral. Noise only happens when I let up on the gas. I got another tire installed (used) to replace the one that got chewed up when the control arm broke. Now the noise is twice as loud. It's a loud whine. I'm thinking the F. differential carrier bearing might have been damaged. What do you guy's think?

Hi New Here Got a 99 Outback with 142K. I suppose its time for the timing belt switch, overdue actually. I ask my mechanic and he won't say yes or no. He also said that the problem is not so much the belt breaking as it is one of the idlers seizing up and you can hear a bad idler bearing. He is a Very experienced Subaru mechanic and only works on Subarus. No doubt he has replaced timing belts/idlers and related parts 100s of times. He has over 30 years experience. I've heard here that its recommended if you arn't sure to at least check it before:-\ letting it go. So how does one check it? If you go to all the trouble of having a mechanic remove the belt covers. Doesn't it make more since to just finish the job and replacing the parts?