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Thanks for the suggestions, I will try the 'thumping' technique tomorrow. As far as previous repairs, lots has been done but I cannot remember if anything was near the electrical. Will have to do more pondering about everything I tinkered with. When I purchased the vehicle, 4 years ago, the hazards worked fine. It had an issue with the heating and cooling lever and I did take it apart but after fixing that, the hazards still worked. It is going to take some time to isolate this issue. I found the Load Pro information great. This is something to put on my christmas list. Going to have to get a better voltage tester as well. On Aug 23, this car heads to college and it will be out of my reach to work on easily. But I do plan to go over and visit and check on things. I will keep trying and report back as I figure things out. Thanks again, Ken

Good Day! My daughter's 99 SUS sedan is giving me fits and I need your input on a couple of things. The hazard lights have stopped working and when I press the button, the turns also are dead. Checked the fuse, connections, replaced the 'blinker' under the dash, and studied lots of things. Did order a new Subaru relay or resister that is under the dash to see if that works, but it hasn't come in. What am I missing? And the power antenna will not go up when qued from the radio. There isn't any sound of a mechanical issue, I can jump the connection and it works fine when I manually bring power to it. It is the original unit and there isn't any excessive wear on the toothed part of the mast. It just flabbergasts me. For some reason, I feel these 2 items are related and I haven't figured it out. What can I learn from you? Thanks, Ken in NW Wy

Thanks for everyone's input, I really appreciate it. As an update, I tightened up the carrier plate till it was really tight using a hammer and modified large screwdriver. Had the car lifted, wheel off the ground and kept turning it, wiggling the inner CV up and down. It feels about right but the other side CV is a little too loose for me. It also doesn't appear to be in the same position where it was when I loosened it. I planned to talk to the local subaru mechanic about him finishing the job however he was killed in a motorcycle accident about 10 days ago, may Joe rest in peace. Moving forward, I plan to make a tool and drive it. About once a week, will check things out and maybe try adjusting it. I have this next week off and hope to talk to a retired subaru mechanic about this. I am curious about what the shop manual says about adjusting this? I imagine there are dial indicator tolerances and other measurable 'things' to get it perfect. The reality, this car has 170k miles and isn't in great shape but serves an important need as local transportation around our small town for my HS daughter. We hope to keep an eye on this and I may find another mechanic I trust. The nearest dealership is in the next state, 2 hours away and they will screw you every chance they can, I hate doing any business with them. The best option may be to purchase a replacement transaxle from the wrecking yard? I don't think I want my daughter taking this car to college next year and be 6 hours away if she needs a vehicle rescue. Thanks again and if you have any other suggestions or thoughts, please let me know - my mind reading skills are bad, just ask my wife. Ken

Hi Gang - I admit I didn't conduct any research before jumping in and changing out the right hemorrhaging transaxle seal on my daughters 99 SUS. Meaning, I didn't mark the outter transaxle seal cup before spinning it off. I know it is not properly seated and there is more 'wiggle' in the axle than before. When it came out, it was a little stiff but it moved and gradually came out. After the seal was inserted, the cap screwed in nicely but stiffened up and I chipped off a couple of teeth trying to seat it. So I put it back together and took it for a test ride. What bothers me is how loose it is and it doesn't want to tighten up any more but I can feel the lip that is protruding, I feel it has at least half to 3/4 turn left. So, a couple of questions - Is there a special tool or socket like gismo to allow for tightening? Or a special procedure or what technique do you recommend? And is there a way to adjust the backlash into tolerance by myself or is it worth a couple of hours of shop time by the local subaru repair shop for a $1500 car? Thanks, Ken