2005 - 2009 Outback Legacy Front Wheel Bearing Replacement

Overview of replacing a front wheel bearing hub assembly on a 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Limited wagon.

OEM hub bearing assembly part number is 28373AG01A

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[MrsHeatherSwanson]

This is quite possibly the most confidence inspiring video I have seen about working on cars. You made it seem so effortless and straightforward.

[jonmercmercier]

WHY THE FUCK AREN'T ALL REPAIR VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE THIS GOOD???
DONE MAN.

[johnarchambault]

Bravo! this should be the template for all you tube tutorials. No horrible music, guided tours, or psyco babble.. Straight forward comprehensive video. Thank you sir

[tcprelude]

This was great, man. This saved me $350 in labor. Thank you so much for posting this and for including all the torque setting. So unbelievable helpful.

[tubbs]

I just did this job, and as many others here have said it is completely possible to access the bearing bolts without disconnecting the knuckle or any other component. I just used a relatively thin-walled deep socket and pushed the axle back as far as it would go. Of course you can turn the wheel to get a better angle, but the bolts were not hard to get to. The old hub was so rusted on it took me 1/4 hour to beat loose with a sledge, but the bolts still came loose easily with a ratchet.

[korrvptvisuals]

5 years later and still saving lives. This video made it a flawless process, other than 30min of me beating the piss out of my axle to dislodge it from the hub.

[stevekramek]

This is one of the best videos I have seen for replacing a bad wheel bearing!! Thank you so much for taking the time to put together a great video...it was much a appreciated. Also, it was nice to see a mechanic at work vs a bunch of "hammer slammers" that like to put their videos out on YouTube.

[mattblack]

I have watched about 6 of these videos trying to show the correct steps to do the bearing hub removal and refitting of a new hub. I have to say here that your video is the best, it is the most instructive and the clearest in method  and the ease in which you under take the process of the job at hand. Are you a mechanic as  you flowed through the process smoothly and without any talking at all. The sub titles were adequate and complemented your video nicely. Congratulations on an excellent video and I used YOUR video to do the job myself on my own Legacy. I loved the idea of removing the steering arm ball joint, none of the others mentioned this idea and using this idea I was able to complete the job even without removing the Upper camber bolt and its lower bolt. Easy peasy thanks very much. Love your selection of cordless tools as well made your job easier I bet.

[nickd]

I had a 02 OB that i replaced the bearing on. Press in bearings. It was a pain, took the spindle off and took it to a local shop to have them press them . I recently traded the OB for a 07 OB and im so thankful to see bolt on bearings, Ill be doing this repair soon, car has 123K it wouldnt hurt to replace them and the lower bushing. Thanks for the video, your channel rocks!

[mistbehaved]

Thank you for this, I try to do as much work to my car as I can myself so i remain self sufficient at least in the labour side of things and your videos are gold. Simple and easy to follow along with good subtitles. talking about what you are doing might help people as well. keep being awesome!

[TTMF]

I'm glad you removed the steering knuckle, I'm replacing mine this weekend. You have the absolute best videos for repairs. Your videos make me glad that I own a Subaru!

[angusnz]

Man of many words 😜
Got me through the job, and brilliant to not have a YouTuber in love with the sound of his own voice

[avidskier]

First of all fantastic video. Why I am impressed: no commentary and quite frankly the video was done so well you really don't need it and the fact that you did all this on gravel on what seems to be the side of the road! I'm impressed. I'm going to tackle this soon on my 2011 Gen 4 Outback. I live in the country and my driveway looks identical to your conditions. Completely agree with OEM on this type of part. Nice work!

[maintaineveryday]

Re watched this over the last few weeks after putting off bearings for other fixes. had a humming sound figured it was not bearings; do to typical off floor running the wheels, checking for play at fixed positions. Replaced bad bushing control arms, felt better but still hummed. U joints and carrier bearing have too much play, replaced and went into reverse a lot more smooth but still hummed haha. Did the front bearings today and its gone; I assume eventually if ignored would have gotten louder and worse haha. always helpful content thanks

[bella]

Just installed new wheel bearings today on my 2005 Outback. This video made it super easy. Thank you so much!

[channheng]

I'm a big fan of your channel. I just did on my 2005 OBXT without removing the tie rod and the strut. Took me only 45 min... Lucky me nothing was jammed :)

[Bishop]

Thanks to your video, i was able to change the front wheel bearing hub assembly myself. Saved me tons of money and i learned quite alot by doing it myself. I did make a mistake though. I tightend the bolts for the hub to 80 NM instead of 65 NM. I hope that is not giong to bite me in the ***.
Thanks for you effort.

[nattyrights]

WORD. I just completed this job. The video is great.

[glenwilliams]

Excellent production, each operation is abundantly clear, as professional as the guy performing the repair.

[stuartmccloud]

I would never have attempted that myself until I watched this brilliant video.
Took me a while longer than 2 hours though, had some very stuck bolts which a 6 ft steel bar over the wrench fixed :)
Cheers mate, you saved me a ton of cash.