salve7 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I am going to see if I can replace my right front spindle but I do not have any resources other than a PDF file that says nothing about it. I could prob just figure it out, but when I do that I usually wind up with extra bolts and I don't really want my wheel falling off... Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Year and model of your vehicle would be really helpful, and I would find it helpful if you clarified what you meant by "spindle". Are you trying to remove the axle from the front hub/knuckle, or maybe trying to remove the frunt hub/knuckle from the car, with or without strut. Sorry to answer a request with a request, but we need some help to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salve7 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Yeah my bad, all of the other forums have my info in the sig. It is a 97 Legacy OB and I am kinda confused as well as to what it is called. It is the hub assembly with the bearing and nothing else that I can tell. Edit: Part of the reason I was wanting a diagram is so I could tell what all I have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike104 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Item 3 is commonly called the knuckle (Housing-front axle, right) and the bearing (#5) is pressed into that: Edited February 23, 2011 by Mike104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salve7 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Yes that is it. The knuckle... Now how do I put it on? Is it as straight forward as unhooking abs, removing caliper, various arms and legs to undo then reverse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike104 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 This thread gives a general description of how to change the wheel bearings in which the major part is to remove the knuckle. If you buy a new one it won't have the bearing pressed in to it. If you put a used one in, the bearing should be there. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=787070 I've heard that the ball joint and tie rod ends can be difficult to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 If you buy a new knuckle, take it to Subaru to have them install the bearing. The knuckle has to be supported with a special tool during bearing replacement or it can be deformed, and will cause the bearing to wear out prematurely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike104 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) +1 on what fairtax says ^. Subaru recommends the use of a special tool, similar to the HubShark to replace wheel bearings on the cars that don't have the bolt in hubs. There is an endwrench article on it but I don't have it anymore and the site is now no longer operated by Subaru. Found it here: http://jdmfsm.info/Auto/Japan/Subaru/--Articles--/--Endwrench--/WheelBearing.pdf Some have used this kit from Harbor Freight or one similar from the parts store tool rental programs. http://www.harborfreight.com/fwd-front-wheel-bearing-adapters-66829.html If you take the knuckle/bearing to the Subaru dealer you may want to get a quote first. Edited February 24, 2011 by Mike104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salve7 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thanks for all of the replies. The assembly I have already has a used bearing in it so that shouldn't be a problem unless it sucks as well. It was only $25 though so I'm not too worried. Thanks for the link to the instructions, that was exactly what I was after. I'll have to think about doing it myself though... I can get it done for less than 80 so it might be worth it. Anyways thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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