My trusty '91 loyale needs a water pump and driver's side axle. Im not an expert, but relatively handy and have the luxury of time. Any advice on the difficulty of these projects are greatly appreciated. Thanks, R

Water pump isn't hard... the axle isn't much harder.

 

I recommend replacing the timing belts with the water pump too.

 

Here's a procedure from the USRM (ultimate Subaru repair manual) for the timing belts. Here's some info about axle removal.