Dean E

Thanks, just got the call from the insurance company, they started taking stuff off and found more hidden damage so they now totaled the car. Works fine for me since I already purchased a 2013 Limited that is loaded with about the same miles as what he was driving. Really great shape but hated paying the price for the crazy market we are in right now. Dean

I have done this and it is no fun at all. You will need an air compressor and an air chisel. You will need to go on the other side of the hub and wedge the chisel between the hub and the brake backing plate and start working it. You can also use the 4 hub bolts and thread them into the hub again to get full thread engagement and then hammer on the heads of the bolts to help pry the hub off. There are no pullers that really work on this. There is another video where someone used an air chisel and put the tip into the threaded holes for the hub and got the hub to turn and then hammer it off. Once you finally get it off make sure to clean everything up and use some good anti seize on the mating parts to make it simplier to do next time. Dean

My name is Dean, my family owns two Subarus, a 2014 Crosstrek and a 2017 Legacy. Great cars and love the AWD system and how it handles the snow with ease. Recently my son was driving the Crosstrek home from work and got into an accident. He was not hurt but the other driver and passenger were taken to the hospital and released later that day. I am impressed on how well the Subaru handled the accident and feel fortunate that things were not any worse than what happened. The big question I have for everyone is the impact was in the front passenger corner of the vehicle. The Crosstrek was towed away on a two wheel dolly with the back wheels still contacting the pavement. The car was only towed about 2 or 3 miles to a local shop in town but I got thinking about this and everything I can find shows that you NEVER tow these vehicles on a two wheel dolly, they must be loaded onto a flatbed wrecker. Would the transfer case be damaged at this point? If so how would I be able to verify it? Thanks in advance, Dean