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Part of the emergency brake assembly came apart while driving and tore up all the linkage inside the drum. I can't seem to find replacement parts other than from the dealer. Any suggenstions where I can get new e-brake shoes and some or all of the hardware for a good price? Also is the '99 outback e-brake the same for legacy, forrester, etc? Thanks for you help. I need all that I can get. James

Its a 2.5L dohc 16v but I dont know much else about it. I noticed the Haynes manual only covers up to 98. Could I still get some use out of it for my 99? or are there too many differences? Like I said its my first subaru so these may be some pathetic questions. :-\

Nothing too outrageous. Mostly just maintainence Timing belt, valve adjustments, brake calipers etc. What are some of the major differences between the '98s and 2000s?

Where can one find A good repair manual or resource for repair information on a '99 subaru Outback. I'd like to start doing my own work but a little hesitant going in blind. I'm comfortable pulling my old Volvo apart but the Subaru is new to me so I'm looking for some sort of guide. Thanks for all the help -James

Can anyone recommend a good subaru repair shop near Providence RI? I'm new to the area and looking for someone who knows a Subaru inside and out.Thanks -James

They implied the timing belt was included in the tune up but I'm a bit skeptical about all that was done. The vibration is mostly on Idle or going slow. It is not so bad at speed so I dont think its the tires. I'm under the impression something is out of balance, or out of round or else its with the timing of the engine. I've only done simple maintenence on this car and dont know much about it. Is the timing something I can fix pretty easily or is it worth spending the cash for a shop to check out? What might it cost for a timing belt change?

I bought my first Subaru back in July. I've had my eye on one for years but never had the money for a new car. I had (still have) an '88 Volvo 240 which someone wanted to junk b/c they couldnt get it running. I got a hold of it and nursed her back to health and have been driving her ever since. Anyway I now own a '99 outback with 102k miles. It drives, idles, accellerates fine but there is an excessive vibration from the engine. its not a noise or a rattle from an exhaust flange or something loose. It vibrates the whole car. I'm not familiar with Subarus at all and not sure if the engines just rumble or could this be something wrong with the engine. I'm the second owner and bought it from the original dealer. They claim the 1st owner always had the service done with them and recently had the whole 60k tune-up done. I recently had it in for some brake work and mentioned the engine vibration but they didnt seem to pay it any attention. Is this kind of vibraion normal or could there be timing issues, or maybe it needs a tuneup? I'm not sure what to steps to take to check this out. any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks James