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tonsofmike

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    1998 Subaru Legacy L Wagon

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  1. I ordered a timing belt kit from RockAuto (GATES TCKWP254 ) because RA said it was the right fit for my '98. After receiving the kit I've realized that there are different timing belt tensioners and RockAuto and Amazon show both types as being the right "fit" for my car. Can anyone give me a hand? How do I know if this (see image) is the right tensioner for my car? I'm not going to get a chance to take it apart until next week and I'd rather not get it all apart and then find out I have the wrong one... I have a 1998 Subaru Legacy L Wagon (2.2). Is there a VIN digit or something I should look at to figure out which one of these i'd need? Thanks in advance! -Mike
  2. I had my new tires installed today since we're going to take the car on a trip this weekend. When I got home I went out to try and make a video for Fairtax4me.....and the vibration is gone. It acted up as I pulled into the parking lot to drop the car off for new tires, but it hasn't done it since they were installed. You can bet I'll be paying attention to it this weekend, because now I'm really scratching my head...
  3. I have a similar issue on my '98. Shudders like crazy on launch and 1-2 unless I really feather out the release. I haven't replaced the clutch yet, but all of my research agrees with what others have posted here. It could be the clutch disk, the pressure plate, the flywheel, or engine oil leaking on any of the above. You could get the real root cause by tearing it down and investigating all the clutch components, but by that time you're probably invested enough to replace them all.
  4. I feel the vibration in the steering wheel itself. The dealership told me the left front brake is grabbing a bit but I don't think that's the issue (and they didn't either). The vibration is pretty high frequency compared to the rotation of the wheels.
  5. Hi Larry! Thought I might see you on here since we were discussing it the other day. I wound up taking it to the dealership today since I need to drive it this weekend. They claim that the vibration is coming from the steering rack and that one of my new ball joints was faulty and that's what caused the issue. I don't buy that 100% but i guess stranger things have happened. I already had them replace the "bad" joint, but I'm holding off on the rack until I have more time to investigate for myself.
  6. The lug nuts are tight (72 ft-lbs). It only happens when the wheel is turning and the car is rolling. The tie rod ends look good and don't have excessive play. I thought about the rack, too, but it doesn't do it when the car is sitting still. Anything in particular I should be looking for? No hope that the alignment is just so far out that it could be the culprit?
  7. My 98 Legacy L Wagon pulls a bit to the right so i took it to Midas for an alignment...which they wouldn't do because the ball joints were shot. I replaced both this weekend and now I have a vibration coming through the steering wheel when making turns at low speed(5-10 mph)... and it still pulls:(. I'm worried that moving the knuckle around trying to get the back joint out may have perturbed a bearing or CV. I was already planning to get new tires and an alignment, but Im not sure if I should go ahead and try that or just take it to a shop for the vibration. Any suggestions?
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