Yep, 170,000 miles and the driver's side inner CV boot is torn again. Anyway, this time I'm thinking about replacing it myself. I would appreciate any advise on the following:

 

1. A good souce for rebuilt axles?

2. Where is a good solid place to put thea jack stands when replacing the front axle

3. Any advise on the axle replacement would be welcome. I have the Haynes Legacy Repair Manual, it looks like it should be close enough to the 99 Forester.

 

Another question. I want to tighten the bolts on the oil pan. There are access holes in the cross member. But the holes aren't even close to lining up with the rear oil pan bolts. Any suggestions? TIA

The Dude]Yep, 170,000 miles and the driver's side inner CV boot is torn again. Anyway, this time I'm thinking about replacing it myself. I would appreciate any advise on the following:

 

1. A good souce for rebuilt axles?

A. I bought Subaru rebuilt at the dealer but you could probably have a better price elsewhere. Others will give you an address.

I think it's : http://www.cvaxles.com/

2. Where is a good solid place to put thea jack stands when replacing the front axle

A. Just at the normal jack points.

3. Any advise on the axle replacement would be welcome. I have the Haynes Legacy Repair Manual, it looks like it should be close enough to the 99 Forester.

A. If you make a search on this board with "axle replacement" you will find tons of useful info.

Another question. I want to tighten the bolts on the oil pan. There are access holes in the cross member. But the holes aren't even close to lining up with the rear oil pan bolts. Any suggestions? TIA

A. I had to enlarge mine with a Dremmel tool and a rat tail file when i replaced my oil pan.

Dude,

 

If you have NAPA in your area, check their prices for rebuilt axles. I got rebuilt axles for my Legacy from them for $70 each. That was with my 10% shop discount but they told me that is the price for most of the axles they carry. I thought it was a pretty good deal.

www.cvaxles.com charges $55 for their axles and their reputation and guarantee are unsurpassed.