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

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.

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...

Item 3 is commonly called the knuckle (Housing-front axle, right) and the bearing (#5) is pressed into that:

 

Edited February 23, 201115 yr by Mike104

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?

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.

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.

+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, 201115 yr by Mike104

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!