current state of the subie

[Burton58]

i recall all of these problems happening with my jeeps too

Andrew is on the way here, we're gonna cut out the the old bolts and call it a day. Matt get the fuck over here

[Arundlemcbrundle]

This all could have been avoided....

by not buying a subaru

[DrThunder]

well i've spent the last 2 days trying to turn, cut, torch the lateral link bolts out of my car. i don't have the words to describe this process but i found a post by someone else summing this up quite nicely

"Day 1: Remove nut, rejoice at how easy it was. Attempt to remove bolt, find out you can't. Hose knuckle down with PB Blaster and go to bed.

Day 2: Attempt to remove bolt, find out you can't. Use 6ft long lever to spin the head of bolt, realize you're spinning the lat-link bushing inside the lat link. Decide lat link bushing must be seized to bolt. Expose union of same to fire, impact, and corrosives chemicals. Hit with larger hammer. Cry.

Day 3: Remove head of bolt with cut-off wheel, expecting to be able to slide bolt forward and out of the knuckle. Find out bolt will not budge. Cry. Attempt to place ball joint press over knuckle to press out bolt, find out the press is too short. Cry. Cut lat link off of bushing. Attempt to place ball joint press over knuckle to press out bolt, find out the press is too small to fit around bushing. Cry. Attempt to cut bushing off bolt. Find out that bushing has both inner and outer layers of rubber and steel. Nearly choke to death on burning rubber smoke. Use vise grips to peel outer rubber and steel layer off of bushing. Remove all skin on fingers in the process. Swear. Attempt to place ball joint press over knuckle to press out bolt, find out that while the press now fits over the decimated bushing, the press is too short. Swear. Cut bolt shorter. Attempt to press bolt out of knuckle. Determine that bolt was not cut square enough and press walks off bolt explosively. Devise centering press w/ small socket and nut scavenged from endlink via McGuyver like ghetto engineering skills. Press bolt a few mm forward via huge amounts of force on a 2ft lever attached to the press. Attempt to devise new tool w/ different socket, nut, duct tape, small furry animals. Accidentally bump bolt with back of hand, knock it out of knuckle. Swear and cry in relief and confusion. Go to bed.

Day 4: Reassemble suspension. Take for test drive. Nearly die as newly active rear end comes around"

This all could have been avoided....

[Burton58]

well i've spent the last 2 days trying to turn, cut, torch the lateral link bolts out of my car. i don't have the words to describe this process but i found a post by someone else summing this up quite nicely

"Day 1: Remove nut, rejoice at how easy it was. Attempt to remove bolt, find out you can't. Hose knuckle down with PB Blaster and go to bed.

Day 2: Attempt to remove bolt, find out you can't. Use 6ft long lever to spin the head of bolt, realize you're spinning the lat-link bushing inside the lat link. Decide lat link bushing must be seized to bolt. Expose union of same to fire, impact, and corrosives chemicals. Hit with larger hammer. Cry.

Day 3: Remove head of bolt with cut-off wheel, expecting to be able to slide bolt forward and out of the knuckle. Find out bolt will not budge. Cry. Attempt to place ball joint press over knuckle to press out bolt, find out the press is too short. Cry. Cut lat link off of bushing. Attempt to place ball joint press over knuckle to press out bolt, find out the press is too small to fit around bushing. Cry. Attempt to cut bushing off bolt. Find out that bushing has both inner and outer layers of rubber and steel. Nearly choke to death on burning rubber smoke. Use vise grips to peel outer rubber and steel layer off of bushing. Remove all skin on fingers in the process. Swear. Attempt to place ball joint press over knuckle to press out bolt, find out that while the press now fits over the decimated bushing, the press is too short. Swear. Cut bolt shorter. Attempt to press bolt out of knuckle. Determine that bolt was not cut square enough and press walks off bolt explosively. Devise centering press w/ small socket and nut scavenged from endlink via McGuyver like ghetto engineering skills. Press bolt a few mm forward via huge amounts of force on a 2ft lever attached to the press. Attempt to devise new tool w/ different socket, nut, duct tape, small furry animals. Accidentally bump bolt with back of hand, knock it out of knuckle. Swear and cry in relief and confusion. Go to bed.

Day 4: Reassemble suspension. Take for test drive. Nearly die as newly active rear end comes around"

[XJLI]

its currently parked all the way up against the garage. i filled the gas tank of the jeep, i need to drive the subie tomorrow for filming then thats it.

[Lawn Guyland]

adam

i hate to say it, but the subie. it's gotta go. or just go home...

[Burton58]

i got bored in the last 5 min so i threw this radiator shroud on that i got last week. don't mind that 1 blue hose, i need to change it

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

Thats probably why.

[XJLI]

so my car is on jackstands in a garage. it isn't speeding or doing illegal things. what a lame car

yea seriously. damn lame turbo garbage

[Burton58]

so my car is on jackstands in a garage. it isn't speeding or doing illegal things. what a lame car

[Bigbike]

I have not RECEIVED a ticket on my bike and its faster then yo subie

Thats probably why.

[XJLI]

I have not RECEIVED a ticket on my bike and its faster then yo subie

i havent gotten ticketed in the jeep and it has so many illegal things on it as well as been illegal places and i've owned it 4 times as long.

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

i've paid $150 dollars in "parking" tickets (they were speeding tickets at first), got run into by a deer, had my hood fly open at 55mph...

but its cool as shit, fun as hell to drive, looks badass, and sounds like a fistful of AWESOME when i hit the gas.

only reason i'd get rid of it would be for a clean low miles E30 with an I6.

I have not RECEIVED a ticket on my bike and its faster then yo subie

[XJLI]

its illegal to park in the street with 2+" on snow on the ground. there are 6 cars in my house, the driveway is huge, but one guy leaves for work at 7 so instead on parking behind him and having him move the car in the morning (and my ebrake was frozen on, still is now) i parking sideways behind two other cars still in the driveway.

[Burton58]

lateral links are here


top hats have still not been bought. this is a pain in the ass