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- Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:32 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: stuck strut nut
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5078
Yep anti clockwise ;) After a google search I'm not the only one quite a few people have had this issue and they usually end up taking to a "workshop" where they have a rattle gun. I had thought about buying one of those nut crackers, not sure if I could get it into place on the lower inside nut. Th...
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:18 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: stuck strut nut
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5078
Goodness me !! I suppose using a pipe on the end of your new Sidchrome breaker bar? is not covered by warranty? Sometime Confucioos say "try to do up before undo" and sometimes Confucious right, bastards come undone after a tweak in the wrong direction. In here, people have their preferences such a...
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:41 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: stuck strut nut
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5078
Went out and bought a new sidechrome socket came home and managed to undo 2 out of the 16 bolts(2 cars=8 struts) both were the top bolts (and they were just normal not oval) So the bottom nuts that are hard to get at must have the oval bolt. Bent the socket arm on the next bolt, had a day off work t...
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:00 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: stuck strut nut
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5078
Alex there's a bracket that holds the brake line and I read on the internet to just hacksaw through this bend it back and slide out the break line, which I did. Anyway back to the bolts... I must be soft as I have tried a socket and a ring spanner in opposite directions and I couldn't budge it. Sinc...
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:45 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: stuck strut nut
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5078
stuck strut nut
As mentioned in another post I want to take the struts out of an unlicenced Outback and put them in my Liberty But things are not going to plan I've been spraying WD 40 on the nuts and bolts every evening for the last 4 days in preparation as I've read the bottom strut nuts can be hard to undo(that'...
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:00 am
- Forum: Suspension - shocks, springs and upgrades
- Topic: Where to put car stands
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4581
Nothing wrong with using tyres and rims - very stable if done right. Just make sure the car is on level ground and that the stands get a good grip on whatever you put them under - in other words make sure the shape of the mounting point matches the shape of the stand as close as possible - this wil...
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:58 am
- Forum: Suspension - shocks, springs and upgrades
- Topic: Where to put car stands
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4581
Are you serious ? I think if you have to ask that question then you have to ask yourself "Should I really be doing this ?" Yes I am serious, otherwise I would not have asked. I have come to these forums to increase my knowledge not to be belittled. I did not ask for your opinion of what I should be...
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:23 pm
- Forum: Suspension - shocks, springs and upgrades
- Topic: Where to put car stands
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4581
Where to put car stands
Tomorrow I'm thinking of swapping the struts out of the unlicenced 97 outback I have into my 92 Liberty and then vice versa. I've bought 2 car stands and I'm going to do 1 corner at a time. After jacking up the car where is the exact best place to put the car stand for when I do the rear and for whe...
- Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:38 pm
- Forum: Exhausts
- Topic: How to fix this leak
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1943
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:45 pm
- Forum: Engine, Gearbox and Diff
- Topic: should these hoses be plugged in
- Replies: 2
- Views: 928
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:35 pm
- Forum: Engine, Gearbox and Diff
- Topic: should these hoses be plugged in
- Replies: 2
- Views: 928
should these hoses be plugged in
On my 92 Liberty I have these 2 hoses from the ? transmission not plugging in to anything (pic1), I've had a look at my 97 Outback and they plug into a metal bracket (pic2) Just wondered what do they do and should they be plugged into one of these brackets? as there is no bracket on the Liberty. htt...
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:24 pm
- Forum: Exhausts
- Topic: How to fix this leak
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1943
How to fix this leak
Hi I've been smelling exhaust fumes in my new car and after looking around I have found a leak at a connection just in front of the cat, see pic. Can some one tell me how I can fix this please, such as what parts do I need or can I just tighten up those bolts at the join? http://img821.imageshack.us...
- Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:38 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: 98 Outback Dilema fix and keep or break up?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7528
- Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:35 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: Why do Subaru's run at high revs
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8202
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:36 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: 98 Outback Dilema fix and keep or break up?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7528
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:29 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: Why do Subaru's run at high revs
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8202
Why do Subaru's run at high revs
I can't remember exactly off hand, but the Liberty 2.2 and the OB 2.5 I have seem to run at around 2700 rpms at about 100k's where as my commodore, my wifes daewoo, and the 2010 falcon at work sit around 1800 rpms at 100ks' (all above are auto's) Why is this? The boxer engine design? The gearing in ...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:15 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: 98 Outback Dilema fix and keep or break up?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7528
Toonga don't make it any harder for me :???: I'm already struggling with my decision :( The engine removal is already daunting for me :???: but I've got time, patience and the internet on hand. Hmm I think most of the people suggesting part out are a bit biased :eek: in that they might want some par...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:38 am
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: 98 Outback Dilema fix and keep or break up?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7528
At the moment, I'm thinking I might have a go at taking the motor out of outback and try and fix the overheating, if this works then swap the stuts in both cars so I have a lowered around town Outback and a raised Liberty for trips away. If the motor issue becomes too hard and expensive for me then ...
- Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:26 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: 98 Outback Dilema fix and keep or break up?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7528
- Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:25 pm
- Forum: Subaru Chat
- Topic: WHEN did you get first Subaru?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2999