soobies Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 i was driving down on the high way and all of sudden a grinding sound, and rpm racing up i pull over and looked over thought it was cv joint the pin that goes into the transaxel fell out of something HUMM.. nothing wrong so tried it it wouldnt move.. i was thinking oh ************ hope its not the clutch that went out .. tried the 4 wheel drive put her in 4h. drove fine no noises proceeded to head to the cabin and check it out what the hell it was about it turned out that the previous owner did not tighten the hub nut enough and i checked the other side and it looked snug and nice and then on the drivers side the washer was loose i had to use pipe wrench and tighten it up and its fixed . the cotter pin on that driver side was gone so i didnt have anything to lock it in place so i got a bit creative.. i used 4 inch wood nail and i put it in and locked it problem solved til tomorrow so i can go out and get new cotter pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 You might want to pull the hub off and check out the inside splines. They may be too far gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo'J Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I'd think about wheel bearings when you get the chance as they might have gotten a bit of wear. That would scare the crapes out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobies Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 that was my plan to check it out the previous owner changed the cv joint drive line straight from junkyard and slapped it in there .. so i'm hoping it is not that bad and if it is ill put on new bearings and two new cv joint drive line so i don't have to worry about it the hub nut was two turns loose so i tightened it back noise is gone no more grinding i didn't drive the car while it was grinding i just put it in neutral and coasted then put it in 4wd noise gone no grinding just limped back home. nothing beats a subaru. it will keep going even if its half broken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Make sure the washer is not on backwards. It is bowl shaped, with the convex side against the nut.This is important for holding the torque on the cone washer. Do some reading, and inspect your hardware! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobies Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 im gonna look into reading so i know what to look for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HATCHY Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 LOL. I have nail holding my drivesa axle in. Worksfinea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 im gonna look into reading so i know what to look for There is enough mentions of the axle nut and washers in most axle/wheel bearing discussions. The washer does more than the cotter pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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