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Thanks for the great info. As far as the oil pump is concerned, if I get a new pump will the seals it needs be included / installed, or do i need to source those as well? I actually was watching some of MilesFox vids before posting my problem.

Filled it and cranked it enough to get the leak. Appears that it is coming from higher than the pressure sending unit, but not the unit or where it threads in. Im guessing the pump housing where it faces up to the block so a gasket failure perhaps? I know nothing of these engines but am mechanically minded.

Early morning I go out to warm it up and get it started. While running, i am scraping the frost off the windows when after a short bit, the motor starts sounding a bit knocky. I quickly look at the oil pressure and its 0, so i shut it down before i do major damage. I look under the front and there is all my oil on the pavement. I cannot see where it came from but most under the level of the oil filter is wet but not dripping with oil. O dark thirty so it was hard to see so i left it to not be late for work right after stopping the oil puddle. Today im under it trying to see what happened but cant visually tell yet. there is an oil drop hanging from the Pressure sensor unit so it came from above. Anyway, I hate to ask because i figure its bad news but what are the thoughts on what happened? And did i just hose my motor?

Awesome guys, exactly what i needed. Just one further question, when I reassemble the drum and tighten the drum down, how tight should that big nut be? I dont want to get it too tight and seize the bearing but I sure dont want it to be too loose and damage the bearings and / or race.

Greetings, new to the forum and new to the world of Subaru ownership. Anyway my question and forgive me if I dont know the names of the parts but I have redone rear drums on old fords and I can see the parts in my head. I had the drivers side rear drum brake start making a heck of a racket on my way back from work. Luckily I was close to home and limped it in. Pulled the wheel and drum off to find my shoes in pretty bad shape and what i guess was all the racket is that the little retainer pin that goes thru the dust cover on both shoes with a spring and a little locking cup part (going by what i know of US drums) are both totally missing, i mean, not even the parts in the drum itself, just gone so the springs that retract the shoes made the pads tilt outwards. Figure that was where the noise was coming from. I found new shoes and ordered them, but have no idea on what the part names are for those retention parts that keep the shoes straight so I can hopefully find the parts and order those. Other info, automatic - not sure of the engine size but its a bit underpowered feeling somewhat so im thinking the smallest they put in the GL at the time.