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i know there is one in troy. Had good luck with the parts dept.

I had to replace a hub and I thought it would be a good idea to replace the bearing before slapping it in. I brought the hub to an amoco service station, as I had trouble finding someone who would or could perform the procedure, which is strange in Duluth since there are tons of subarus. Anyways, it took him and hour so it cost me about $60. Needless to say I was not happy after that. I find it hard to believe that pressing a bearing in and out with new seals to be that involved.

I am curious too as to whether or not this is applicible for the front bearings as well.

This is all great to know after the fact. Unfortunately, I did not have the luxury to wait 24 hours for it to cure, as I had to get back to school as soon as I could, which was three hours away. I did not check the bolts on the back side as I was a little hurried. The 600 grit is definately a good idea, noted for future reference. As this was the first time I had done the timing belt, I was breaking lots of new ground. I will not have time to dig back into it untill christmas break. Oh, and yes I used the $5 OEM o-ring and an OEM crank seal. It was one of those deals where you spend more of your time finding what you need than doing the job. I had a heck of a time finding a chain wrench to hold the crank pully. It was a Sunday, and most of the guys at the autoparts stores looked at me like I was speaking french. Ended up finding a strap wrench at Ace, which bareky held enough to crackthe bolt. Ahh, the joys of auto repair.

I wiped the crank clean and made shure the new seal was lubed. The o-ring was of a newer design than the one I replaced and fit in there snug, so I'm pretty shure it didn't come out. Damn haynes didn't say anything about buffing the crank though:rolleyes: The thing is, the front of the pump cover did not look like it had oil running down it for 10k miles. Therefore I am second guessing as to where it is coming from. As a side note, I put on 24k miles on the crappy gravel roads of Sanilac County, Michigan this last summer, in 14 weeks. Both front wheel bearings were toast, if that gives any idea how rough it was.

I have a similar problem. Oil leaking out of the timing cover(or so I thought) and getting on the cat and smelling real nice. Well, two weeks ago, I replaced the timing belt, and while I was in there, I replaced the front crank seal and oil pump o-ring. Of course it was good scraping away the old silicone and cleaning it off with acetone. The long and short of it is that I am still getting an oil leak from up there somewhere.:madder:

Don't quote me on it, but I imagine so. If you want to build a serious car out of it, may I suggest going with a EJ22T or a JDM EJ20T. The initial outlay will be greator, but making HP will be cheaper in the long run. The EJ22T is possibly the most solid base to start from, with a closed deck block and a bottom end good to about 350 hp. A turbo an a few other goodies would get you there. Probably the most economical route would be with the EJ20T. 280hp is easily reachable on the stock turbo. By my calculations, I could do it in my Legacy for less than $2500. Such an undertaking is not for the meek, though. Major supporting components such as fuel pump, clutch, crossmember, computer, possibly radiator, and of course, the addition of an intercooler need to be considered. If I had the dough, I would do it in a second. But school comes first.:boohoo: Also, since I value my life, congruent upgrades to the suspension and brakes would be in order.

IC, my bad. Carry on then.

I go out of state and away from my computer for a few months, only to return and find people bashing each other, not discussing the facts like adults. Being a true automotive enthusiast means appreciating all cars for what they are. An STI and 300ZX TT are two entirely different cars created with drastically different ideas in mind as to what the cars are intended to do. Therefore I see no point in bickering over details such as modability, top speed, etc. I'll stop my ranting now. If I didn't love my AWD, I would not mind driving the Z.