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I need to replace the bellow boots on my 97 Legacy. I ran across this product, Raksock & Rakboot, and thought it looked cool. Anybody have any experience with the product? Does being "Universal" have a severe downside? Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the matter or experience with the product.

Thanks for your help. As you suggested I ran down the knock sensor first. It was fairly simple to replace (MUCH thanks for the guide at the beginning of this post). After resetting the onboard computer I haven't had the [Check Engine] light come back on so I think in my case the cylinder misfires were related to the knock sensor. Thanks again for the advice and for the VERY helpful guide. Really did make the job a snap!

I have a 1997 Legacy with the 2.2 engine. My CEL is on and I got an ODMII code for a knock sensor and misfires at Cylinders 1 and 2. Is it possible that the cylinder misfires are a result of a worn out knock sensor? Can replacing the knock sensor resolve the misfire issue by correcting the timing, or are they two separate problems?

No lubrication leak when I removed the axles, but those retaining pins were a pain to get out and put back in with the new axles. Only thing left now is getting the new ball joints inserted. Can I just thread the old nut onto the new BJ stud a few revolutions and then wack it with a small sledge? And then to wrap everything up does anybody know the correct ft/lbs. torque for the ball joint nut and the axle nut?

Thanks for all the advice! I got them off using a good dose of PB Blaster and a longer pry bar. Next time I'll go the Strut mount direction. Sounds much easier. I read somewhere that when I pull the axles off the transmission will leak lubricant. Is that unavoidable? and what do I replace it with? It is a manual transmission.

Hello all, I'm replacing the CV axles on my '97 Legacy and I tore the boot on the ball joint while separating the control arm from the ball joint stud. I checked the other side and the boot on that ball joint has a large crack in it as well, so I decided to just change them out. I've run into a problem though. I cannot get the ball joint out of the steering knuckle! I got the pinch bolt out, hammered a screwdriver into the slot, put the BJ stud back into the control arm, and threaded the castle nut back on. I've been prying on it with the pickle fork I used to get the control arm separated from the BJ stud but haven't been able to get it to budge. Can I use a hammer on the control arm? Directly or force delivered through a wood block? What about the giant pry bar I asked my brother to bring over?