Last year I changed the rear wheel bearing on the left side,

Today, Like last year I picked up the hub with new bearings pressed in and re-assembled the parts.

When I torque down the axle nut it freezes up the driveline.

I removed the left side tire and drum and both look identical, meaning I do not see any larger or smaller gaps in the assembly.

Both axles slide in and out of the hub freely with nuts removed, I am stumped?

 

And YES I did remove the plastic spacer from the new bearing!

 

Any thoughts before I do another tear down?

 

 

 

Bill

Hi,

Sorry I can't help, but here's a pic from the '93-'99 Legacy models (2WD and AWD). Anything missing in yours?

 

Thanks, I have the pics, everything seems OK

Seems both the axle (inner) and wheel hub (outter) should be riding on the bearing,

Compression of the two should not effect anything.

 

Unless There is a problem with the bearing?

Does the axle free up a bit when you untorque the axle-nut?

And if so, do you hear (or feel) anything unusual when you rotate the driveline?

Yep it does, once I loosen the nut up everything is normal no weird noise or anything,

I don't know how many rear wheel bearings I've done on Subarus and I have never encountered this before.