Looks like that inner suspension bolt has a concentric adjuster. In other words that bolt attachment allows for camber adjustment. You will need to take your car in to a shop that does alignment to have the rear camber set since you took off that inner bolt. The outer bolt is the one to remove, not the inner bolt due to the camber adjuster on the inside bolt.
ive done two of these. they are absolute hell. I work on Ford diesels and they are a cake walk compared to this. I did however heat the metal bracket ends before the rubber bushings. after two hours of beating with a sledge hammer, i added the heat and it started to move. i eventually got it. what a miserable car to work on and a miserable car period. i cant stand my forester. the rubber smoked a tad bit but i didn’t lose the bushings . it was well worth it
Faster to buy whole assembly , pack extra grease behind the seal , they have very little grease from manufacturer , , I check mine by jacking up rear , both tires off the ground and spin by hand , u will hear and feel which one is getting rough , I just replaced right rear and 22000 later needs a new one, did not pack extra grease in the first one, be prepared to replace often , just like the head gasket , replace drive and replace , after 1996 subaru went down hill , they are junk .
I never saw you stake the axle nut! You need to take a chisel(not a screwdriver) and peen the locking ring f the axle nut into the groove of the axle. Otherwise, you’re going to be doing this job again, except you’ll also be replacing the CV axle assembly too. The splines in the hub and on the axle will get ground down once the nut gets loose…
Good effort and tenacity, screw the inevitable haters at the end of the comments, too. Just pinging in or staking the hub to the axle or whatever, is the only main critique I have, in a friendly nice tone. I only know from other videos I have watched. Also, using pb blaster on the big long 14 mm nut you couldn't get out by itself, seems to fix the issue, instead of WD40. And then lastly, I guess you made it work, but I came here looking for which press kit to use, I have both on my Amazon wishlist, but I feel like the rear kit would have been better hear since it was a rear wheel bearing, but maybe it doesn't matter. The rear kit is like $30 and the front $76 or something. Just my 2 cents. I am going to attempt the job myself in about a month, just researching a lot beforehand. Oh and I am also going to use a seal puller for the seals, and yes, use lots of grease. Good game and keep at it bro, positive energy to you!!
I like the video very much! It reminds me of whenever I try to decide to do something myself and all of these unforeseen obstacles pop up. I actually broke a breaker bar half inch on the front so I’m not even gonna try this. Thanks for your sacrifice.
Sir, I just want to congratulate you on an excellent job and thank you for the video. Perhaps it's a bit too much for me to tackle on my 2005 Subaru Forester!
Looks like that inner suspension bolt has a concentric adjuster. In other words that bolt attachment allows for camber adjustment. You will need to take your car in to a shop that does alignment to have the rear camber set since you took off that inner bolt. The outer bolt is the one to remove, not the inner bolt due to the camber adjuster on the inside bolt.
BEST WAY TO GET THE BOLT OUT IS TO GET A TOURCH AND BURN THE BUSHINGS OUT, REPLACE WITH NEW RUBBER BUSHINGS, ,WORKS THE BEST
Thanks. Best Subaru rear wheel replacement vid on TH-cam. Cheers.
ive done two of these. they are absolute hell. I work on Ford diesels and they are a cake walk compared to this. I did however heat the metal bracket ends before the rubber bushings. after two hours of beating with a sledge hammer, i added the heat and it started to move. i eventually got it. what a miserable car to work on and a miserable car period. i cant stand my forester. the rubber smoked a tad bit but i didn’t lose the bushings . it was well worth it
Wife: where the hell is my nail polish... Phil.... are you fixing your Forester again????
Faster to buy whole assembly , pack extra grease behind the seal , they have very little grease from manufacturer , , I check mine by jacking up rear , both tires off the ground and spin by hand , u will hear and feel which one is getting rough , I just replaced right rear and 22000 later needs a new one, did not pack extra grease in the first one, be prepared to replace often , just like the head gasket , replace drive and replace , after 1996 subaru went down hill , they are junk .
I never saw you stake the axle nut! You need to take a chisel(not a screwdriver) and peen the locking ring f the axle nut into the groove of the axle. Otherwise, you’re going to be doing this job again, except you’ll also be replacing the CV axle assembly too. The splines in the hub and on the axle will get ground down once the nut gets loose…
This car is pristine. Try this job up north in the Salt and rust belt.
The chicken at the end!
Good effort and tenacity, screw the inevitable haters at the end of the comments, too. Just pinging in or staking the hub to the axle or whatever, is the only main critique I have, in a friendly nice tone. I only know from other videos I have watched. Also, using pb blaster on the big long 14 mm nut you couldn't get out by itself, seems to fix the issue, instead of WD40. And then lastly, I guess you made it work, but I came here looking for which press kit to use, I have both on my Amazon wishlist, but I feel like the rear kit would have been better hear since it was a rear wheel bearing, but maybe it doesn't matter. The rear kit is like $30 and the front $76 or something. Just my 2 cents. I am going to attempt the job myself in about a month, just researching a lot beforehand. Oh and I am also going to use a seal puller for the seals, and yes, use lots of grease. Good game and keep at it bro, positive energy to you!!
Thank you sir! One couldn’t ask for a better video than this. A real life, learn as you work application. I also appreciate your diligence. 👍
Thanks bro. Was happy to see someone actually do the job and not a bunch of already loose bolts.
Thank you, sir! That was extremely edu-ma-cational and it was nice to see this job attempted by someone else who hadn't done before either!👍🙂
This is most helpful, I got a 2001 and about to do it. Waiting on parts and a few specialty tools
I like the video very much! It reminds me of whenever I try to decide to do something myself and all of these unforeseen obstacles pop up. I actually broke a breaker bar half inch on the front so I’m not even gonna try this. Thanks for your sacrifice.
Sir, I just want to congratulate you on an excellent job and thank you for the video. Perhaps it's a bit too much for me to tackle on my 2005 Subaru Forester!
Thank you !! I will do same jobs 😏 but you video help me so much!!
Doing same job right now. Thanks for the great video!
Good improvisation.
Instead of struggling buy a bar that can slide over ring spanner’s and socket wrenches to give you more leverage saves so much time and effort