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What size head gaskets are you running? Stock STI ej257 gaskets?

spray paint. Its not visible so who cares

Then tap holes....or even better, weld

no plugs are good for life

Yup 03 - 08 is direct bolt on. The others you need wrx or legacy top hats

03 - 05 I believe. I'll have to double check on that though. I don't remember for sure

Just a friendly heads up for anyone local in Atlanta, beware of this guy. His name is Muhammad Wasim Mughal. He goes by "Wazzy". He scammed me out of my swapped 95 Legacy sedan. Here is a thread with all the info on wrxatlanta http://wrxatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32169 Beware of this guy. He is a scam artists.

Originally posted by LegacyGT97 on sl-i. LINK HERE DIY Stubby Antenna I have had this stubby antenna on my car for about 2 weeks now and love the way it looks and preforms. It was a little pricey at about $13.00 Canadian shipped. *This did not decrease the reception on my radio at all. This might differ from car to car so beware. What You Will Need 1x stubby antenna 1x 10mm open end box end wrench 1x vice 1x random small bolts Here Is How You Do It 1. Unscrew the silver garnish around the antenna. http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0003.jpg 2. Open your trunk up and pull the carpeting up so that you can see the jack and the antenna motor. Then remove the jack. http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0001.jpg 3. With your 10mm open end box end wrench undo the bolt that holds the antenna motor in. http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0002.jpg 4. Pull the antenna accessibly out. 5. Pull the antenna out to its max, place in mast down where the antenna mast goes into the motor and tighten the vice. Then start pulling like mad till the mast pulls out. http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0004.jpg http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0005.jpg 6. Replace the motor into the trunk of your car, make sure to plug the antenna lead back in. (No need for the power plug) 7. Re-bolt your antenna motor back in and replace carpet. 8. Take your chrome garnish and antenna with supplied threads and find a bolt that will thread onto one of the threads supplied. When you do find one make sure that it fits inside the chrome garnish. http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0007.jpg http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0009.jpg 9. Screw all the pieces into the stubby antenna. http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0011.jpg 10. Replace the base over the antenna and then screw your new stubby antenna onto the base and screw into the antenna base. http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0003.jpg http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz300/LegacyGT97/IMG_0012.jpg 11. Sit back and enjoy your new antenna! I Hope this helped and hope it turned out as good as mine did.

I would like to know who around here does Subarus

Yeah HIDs are pretty much plug and play. My 3 year old could probably do it lol

JDM projectors are in there JDM Projector light install As far as HID installs...they are pretty straight forward. Really easy to do. Honestly, I don't think you can go wrong wiring them in...They will only connect one way

You're not laying low if you're posting your location! hahaha I'll be in PHX in a few days

Custom Door Cards Originally by Lookatmyrust. Post can be found here Ok in this DIY you will be changing the leather/suede in the door inlays that Subaru kindly made so easy and simple to do. http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/198831_10150143368689877_712759876_6729165_3128355%20_n.jpg Tools Needed: #2 philip screw driver.....magnetic if possible Flat head screw driver Hot glue hot glue gun scissors and your choice of fabric or vinyl* ***keep the fabric under 2mm think to make it easier on yourself, and for vinyl, things like 3M carbon Fiber Film would be perfect but very spendy, you would need 48x36inches i believe for vinyl because you dont need the extra to glue behind. 48x48 of fabric on to start you need to take of all the door cards/panels. this is done by using your flat head to pop of the little grey circle thing covering the screw, its located within the area you grab to unlock the door/open. the other screw in behind another cover toward the center of the whole door panel, on the area you pull to shut the door. CARE removing the screws as the lower one tends to want to fall inside the door. best get a magnetic screw driver. Now the door panel is still conected to the door in many places. they are "pop screws" you can take you flat head and pry the door panel away from the doors. you pry around the door jams and bottom and hinge. there are about 7 pops i think, once that done the door panel is "hanging" on the top around the door, the chassi of the door. ill have video of this tricky part to remove you must hold the door latch open and kinda hinge and life the door panel of the door chassi and off the door unlock/unlatch handle. its very hard to explain and a video is very needed. i forgot the mention that on the front doors you gotta remove the tweeter to be albe to move the door panel up and off the door chassi. you do this buy prying it of the door. first the grill/cover, then the tweeter itself its attach with 3 plastic things that stick into rubber grommets. once the door panel is off you have to disconnect plugs and such as needed. the bottom wire is for the light that lights up the ground at night when the door is open, its very hard to remove so i dont remove it.. you are far enough to unscrew what we want, the inlay, there are many gold colored screws that hold it in from the back. there is one behind the white foam. just poke though it and remove the the screw. to find it just pry on the foam and peek to find it. do that for all the doors(2 hours at least) now for the fun part. kinda.. Lay the panels out on your fabric ot vinyl. for fabric have at least and inch hang over. 1.5 is best to be safe vinyl. a inch at most. half inch at least http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206818_10150143666584877_712759876_6731298_694228_%20n.jpg each panel is different. the only thing the same about them is that the front and rear pairs will be the same shape, just flipped. its just better to cut each one out for each and keep it with each. http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/199547_10150143666684877_712759876_6731299_7628000%20_n.jpg http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197353_10150143666739877_712759876_6731300_890140_%20n.jpg Start in the middle, we are basically streching it over the piece in a way the it dont make any wrinkles. and make sure you dont mess up the ends. like glue it wrong from the start so a corner dont have any fabric. BE VERY CAREFUL TO NOT GET GLUE ON THE FRONT SIDE< YOU CAN NOT GET IT OUT. and with the constant flipping its very easy to do. trust me. http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/205520_10150143666824877_712759876_6731303_6035752%20_n.jpg ilike to tack the end up so they dont fly around when flipping the peice back and forth to check the tension of the fabric http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/208563_10150143666899877_712759876_6731305_783774_%20n.jpg once that done just slow work your way from the middle out. http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/196332_10150143666984877_712759876_6731307_5381807%20_n.jpg i will have video soon too. finished piece http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/198596_10150143667014877_712759876_6731308_7035037%20_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197876_10150143667044877_712759876_6731309_4317145%20_n.jpg install in reverse. have video of the panel going back on too. less tricky but still tricky. http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/198831_10150143368689877_712759876_6729165_3128355%20_n.jpg http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/199751_10150143368714877_712759876_6729166_3614838%20_n.jpg

Grille Painting Original post by vascoobiedude. Post can be found here Recently, I noticed the chrome was peeling off my JDM L7 Red emblem grill. So, I decided to take a shot at painting it. Pictures are limited, but heres what I did. Obviously, removing the grill is a given, so I didn't include how to do that. If you havent figured out how to do that, something like this may be over your level anyways. lol. Step 1. Sanding- So, all that peeling, old, nasty looking chrome paint has got to go. Using steel wool or a scotch brite pad would be optimal, but I'm too impatient to spend hours removing paint, so i started with a medium grit sandpaper. Don't rub too hard, or you'll gouge the plastic. Too lite, and your arm will fall off before you're done. It's kinda one of those things you gotta just feel. Once you've roughed up the entire chrome surface (NOT the entire grill yet..), rinse it off to get rid of all the big chunks. Now comes the fun part... WET SANDING!!! I did mine in my bathtub, but you can do it outside with a hose, and/or bucket. The key here is light pressure, and lotsa water. A very fine grit wetsanding paper will take time to get the remaining paint off, but the results will be very nice indeed. If you did rub too hard with the coarse paper, dont fret. The wet sanding will smooth those gouges out... eventually. Once you have all the chrome off, go over the entire grill, or at least wherever you want to paint, wet sanding to make sure you have a smooth, paint friendly surface. Step 2. CLEAN!!! As with any painting project, cleaning and prep is paramount to a good outcome. Wash off all the crud you created by sanding, with a CLEAN rag and soap. I used dawn, because it rinses clean and dosent have any of that girly lotion stuff in it that will adhere to the plastic. RINSE, RINSE, RINSE!!! If you think yopu got all the soap off, keep rinsing. Next you'll need to dry it. You can hang and drip dry, put it outside in the sun, or do like me and use a hairdryer. (Again, I'm impatient to a point.) There are alot of nooks and crannys in these things, and it only takes a tiny drop of water to mess up the whole process. So make SURE it is completely dry. Once it is, you're almost ready to paint. Step 3. Masking- This is somewhat tedious... Mask the emblem off with masking tape. Trim off the excess tape LIGHTLY with a razor blade, making sure the entire emblem is covered, but not the surrounding area you want to paint. Tape and paper and other spots you don't want to paint. This should be pretty straight forward, so not a lot of details to cover. Step 4. CLEAN!!! I know you're saying "I already cleaned it, Scoob!" Yes. You did. But, you've also been handling it in the process of drying and masking. So, the oils from your skin have gotten on that freshly sanded raw plastic, and need to come off. Rubbing alcohol and COTTON BALLS will take that right off. No toilet paper, paper towels, or rags, these leave lint. Cotton balls or your girlfriends/wifes/moms cotton makeup pads work great. Rub the entire surface to be painted with plenty of alcohol, and wait for it to dry. Now we're ready to get high! Er, I mean paint! lol. Step 5. Paint- Color, type of paint, etc. is going to be personal preferance, so I'll explain what I did, and why. If you value brain cells, ventilation is important. If you've had a bad week at work, maybe it's not. I started with a light coat of black FILLER PRIMER. This fills in any of the small imperfections that sanding may have left in the plastic. It dries quick, so I had time to smoke a ciggaret, and then it was time to put on coat #2 of primer. I did this simply to ensure uniform coverage. Once that dried, it was color time!!! I wanted satin black, simply because A. I couldn't decide what else would look good, and B. It was easy. lol. Because it was primed, using plastic specific paint wasn't necessary. So, I wen't with Satin black High Heat Rustoleum Grill and BBQ paint. Now, I can hear the jokes already, about wrong kind of grill, can I have a burger, etc. But let me explain... The grill you cook on, stays outside. In the sun. And in the weather. And in the heat. So, naturally, the paint has to withstand those elements. Right? Logically, it makes sense to me that if it works on a BBQ grill, it should be able to hold up to the rain, and sun, and heat of being on the front of my car! Hey.. Makes sense to me... The key here, is to use multiple light coats of paint, allowing just enough time for the surface to be tacky, but not dry, between coats. Too much, and you'll have runs. Too light, and it will be rough to the touch and look. 4 coats later, its time to dry for good! Patience, lazy, etc. i used my trusty hairdryer again, just to get a good solid bake on the top, and then put it back on the car to sun dry. I did this, so that when drying/curing outside, bugs, leaves, etc, wouldn't stick to it. Step 6. Enjoy!! Do not install the grill if you need to drive the car within 24 hours of painting it. This is roughly how long it will take my method to properly cure and dry, to where bugs hitting it won't screw up your new paint. Now for pics!!! Before... Notice the peeling, stained chrome... http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y359/vascoobiedude/Scoobie/IMG_3491.jpg In the tub, ready to sand... http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y359/vascoobiedude/Parts/photo.jpg Sanded and masked up, ready for primer.. http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y359/vascoobiedude/Parts/IMG_3495.jpg Primed, ready for color http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y359/vascoobiedude/Parts/photo2.jpg Unmasked, hairdryer cured, ready to go on the car http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y359/vascoobiedude/Parts/IMG_3496.jpg Finished, and installed! http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y359/vascoobiedude/Parts/IMG_3497.jpg http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y359/vascoobiedude/Parts/IMG_3498.jpg Whatcha think?? [/size]

Front CV Axle Original post by 1997lgt. Thread can be found here I wrote this on another forum, but figured it would be useful on here This is going to be a step by step DIY walkthrough on changing a front axle on a 1997 Subaru Legacy GT, but should be generally the same for any Subaru model. I did this in a gravel driveway with hand tools, so don't say you can't do it. First step: Acquire Proper Tools #1/2 Drive 32mm Socket #Lug Wrench #14mm Socket #Mallet or Hammer #1/4" round punch #Wedge Punch #GOOD Jack & Jackstands #PB Blaster (penetrating oil) #Book of Swears Second Step: Removal With the car still on the ground, pull the handbrake and/or block the rear wheels to prevent any accidents. Now is a good time to break the lug nuts loose as well. Pop off any type of center caps to gain access to the axle nut. Lift the car up just enough to take the weight off the wheel. Having someone sit in the vehicle and hold the brake may help to keep the wheel from spinning during this. Take your 32mm socket and a good breaker bar and break loose the axle nut. This is to protect the wheel bearing from any unnecessary strain from being released with weight still on that wheel. (And yes, I know that’s a torque wrench. It is so far out of calibration that I use that one as a breaker bar. PLEASE do NOT use your torque wrench to break ANY nut/bolt loose!!) http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/moparpower2003/LGT/PICT6658r.jpg Position your jack underneath the car. Towards the lower control arm is a good jacking location. You only need the car high enough to get the wheel off the ground, but higher would be more accessible. Make sure you put a JACK STAND underneath. Now remove the wheel and set it and the nuts in a safe place for later. Now we should see something like: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/moparpower2003/LGT/PICT6638r.jpg Alright, now get your PB plaster or penetrating oil of choice and lay it to both the ball joint pinch bolt as well as the sway bar link bolts. You may not need it, but it always helps. Let it soak in for a few minutes. Good time for a cold drink, imho. Next, take a 14mm socket and loosen the upper sway bar link bolt. You will have to hold one side with another 14mm socket/wrench as you loosen it. Arrow below points to the other side you must hold while loosening. (Nut already removed before picture was taken) Remove bolt from sway bar and set it aside. http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/moparpower2003/LGT/PICT6647r.jpg Now take the same 14mm socket to the pinch bolt holding the lower ball joint in place. http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/moparpower2003/LGT/PICT6644r.jpg Support the rotor/spindle with a jack to pull tension off of the control arm. Get your mallet or hammer of choice and knock the flattest part of the control arm downward to eject the ball joint from the spindle. If necessary, use a long bar as a long punch against it. Should only take a few good blows and then it should look like this: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/moparpower2003/LGT/PICT6648r.jpg Alright, now loosen the axle nut the rest of the way and drive it back through the spindle. Be very careful not to damage the internal splines. You can now swing the whole upper assembly (spindle, rotor, strut, etc) up and away enough to pull the axle all the way out of the spindle and off to the side. http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/moparpower2003/LGT/PICT6674r.jpg Now to get remove the axle pin from the transmission side. Find where the roll pin goes through the axle. Its going to be closest the transmission. Take a ¼” punch and hold it against the pin and drive it out with a hammer. http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/moparpower2003/LGT/PICT6668r.jpg You should now be able to remove the axle from the transmission. A pry bar and a quick jolt may be needed to separate if the axle has seized to the splines. Now sit back and have another cold beverage and realize you’re only HALF way done!! Third Step: Installation The best way to start reinstalling the axle is to drive the new roll pin just a little ways into the new axle to keep it in place. Align it with the hole on the transmission output shaft and drive the pin all the way through until flush. It makes it easier if you do that step first. http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/moparpower2003/LGT/PICT6672r.jpg Now swing the spindle up again and slide the outer splines into the spindle, careful again not to damage any splines. Once it’s all the way through, put the axle nut on hand tight for now. You can now align the spindle assembly back up with the lower ball joint. It may take some cussing, but it will align up and pop right back into place. Make sure it seats all the way against the lower spindle and torque the pinch bolt to 28-37 FT-LBS. Pull the sway bar back into alignment with the link, install the bolt, and tighten the nut. Go back and recheck torque on everything and make sure you don’t have any extra parts. Roll pin back in? Ball joint bolt torque? Sway bar reattached? Now you can put the wheel back on and hand tighten the lugs. Remove the jackstand and lower the vehicle down until the tire barely touches the ground. Tighten the lug nuts to 60 FT-LBS, and torque the axle nut to 137 FT-LBS. I always like to torque an axle nut, break it loose and then retorque it again to preload the bearings. http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/moparpower2003/LGT/PICT6660r.jpg Lower the vehicle the rest of the way and you’re done! Test drive the vehicle listening for any kind of noises or play. Retorque bearing once more. Clean up, put your tools away and call it a day. If I’ve forgotten anything feel free to let me know and I’ll add it back in. I am in no way a certified mechanic, nor do I work for Subaru. Always use your best judgment. I can’t be to blame for any injury you might incur while using this walkthrough. Always verify torque specs as well, as we all make mistakes.

Fog Lights On With Parking Lights Originally posted by Zues Marine here. Tools needed: 10mm Socket Wire Clippers Quick Wire Connectors or soldering gun Difficulty: 3/10 This guide shows you how to wire your fogs to run whenever your parking lights do, as far as i know this is an illegal mod in all states so do this at your own risk. Walkthrough: Step One: Trace the wires from your fog lights back around 6" and cut them so you have a good amount of wire to work with. Strip the ends of the wire about .3" you can now pull or hide the wiring from your OEM switch as you will not be needing it afterwards. Step Two: Unbolt the three 10mm bolts securing the headlight to the radiator support http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/DIY%20Fogs%20and%20PLights/100_0269.jpg Step Three: Pull out the headlight at an angle, be careful not to pull to hard, as the the rod near the turn sigle is somewhat delicate http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/DIY%20Fogs%20and%20PLights/100_0270.jpg] Step Four: Rotate the turn signal counter clockwise to disengage from the headlight and let the bulb hang over your bumper http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/DIY%20Fogs%20and%20PLights/100_0271.jpg Step Five: Run a length of wire from the turn signal bulb to the wires you stripped from the fogs. connect the wires and thread them through to your signals http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/DIY%20Fogs%20and%20PLights/100_0272.jpg Step Six: Using your quick connectors, tap into the parking signal wires like this: (blue connectors in the picture) Driver's Side: fog wire purple tapped into parking light red fog wire black tapped into parking light black Pass. Side: fog wire green to parking light red fog wire black to parking light black http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/DIY%20Fogs%20and%20PLights/100_0273.jpg Step Seven: Test, clean up the wires, reassemble and enjoy http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/DIY%20Fogs%20and%20PLights/100_0278.jpg http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/100_0200.jpg

Short Shifter Install Originally posted by Zues Marine here. Saw some of you having trouble or questions so here ya go Diy using a B&M Short shift kit Shifter Side-by-side http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4269/sidebysidefo3.jpg OLD REAR BUSHING http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/1043/oldrearmountsg8.jpg Thats a KartBoy bushing but its identical to the B&M http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/images/kbrearshifterbushingmain.jpg The front bushing wasn't in bad shape but I replaced them with the B&M that came with the kit.. This is also a Kartboy bushing but identical to B&M (i am just using this for reference) http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/images/kartboybushing.jpg Now the whole process wasn't to bad except for the fact that the B&M kit did not come with a shifter retaining clip!!!!!!!!!! It comes with everything else but not something that costs 10 cents!! http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/2825/shifterclipbq9.jpg This is do-it-yourself if you have the right tools. This job was pretty easy since we were using a hoist but it is 100% possible to do this in your garage. When you purchase the B&M kit it gives you a pretty decent description step-by-step of what to do. Summary: Remove center console Remove bracket holding dust boot (6 screws) Unscrew the shift knob Un-bolt the upper linkage from the shifter Drop Exhaust Drop the exhaust shield Drop the mid drive shaft support (optional for more room) Un-bolt lower linkage from shifter Remove retaining ring clip w/ proper puller tool Pull out rear shifter linkage from the rear shifter mount Remove the rear shifter mount Remove the front shifter mount from the linkage (push it out w/ end of hammer) Replace front shifter mount (push it in with your fingers left/right bushing) Replace rear shifter mount Remove the shifter Replace the shifter w/ new grease Reconnect everything The only thing that seemed strange was the metal bracket holding the dust boot had to be installed backwards and only 4 screws can be used. Theres a few little steps I didn't mention but the step-by-step w/ the kit will explain. Heres also the legacy guide for a 97' I am sure its the same as 95-99. http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9544/assemblymq1.jpg http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6026/43366151eh4.jpg http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/945/62675652xb4.jpg http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3109/49868676ws7.jpg http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3808/97641773il8.jpg http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3148/59838905ie9.jpg Final thought. Its night and day! The shifts are 70% shorter IMO and there is 5% play with the shifter while in gear no wobble no nothing! You can't beat the quality of the product!

Carbon Fiber Gauge Face and Color Change Originally posted by Zeus Marine here. Tools: Phillips Screwdriver Flat-Blade Screwdriver Push Pins 220-400 Grit Sandpaper Xacto Knife/ Scissors Colored Sharpie 1-2 Feet of 'Clear Carbon Fiber Vinyl' - Found Here [1.] to begin, take the needles off your gauges: ~before you remove the needles for the speedo, tach, and, water temp lift them enough to slip them past the little stoppers let the needles hang free http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/3/12/6/f_fgauge001mam_20226ee.jpg ~remember where they hang down to so when to go to put them back in you wont have to guess as much to get them back into reading correctly. ~when you go to put the needles back in it'll take a little force to get them seated properly ~to check to see if you've gotten them back in alignment for the 5spd ~31 mph is redline ~6250rpm for the L in 1st ~~I used this method to pop off the needles (carefully, of course) ~taking a flat head screwdriver, use the edge of the bezel as leverage to push up the needle as you pull em off with your other hand http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/100_1024.jpg [2.] remove the 2 screws to access your gauge, if you havent sanded and colored the back to change your dash colors, now would be a good time to do so... http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/100_1026.jpg * NOTE: you need to decide now if you want your carbon fiber boxes to go vertically up and down the gauges, or horizontally across them(i chose vertically) after you decide, make sure you pay attention to your choice throughout the following steps!! [3.] lay out your vinyl face down make sure its goiing the same direction you chose. and trace around your gauge leaving about .25" of clearance http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/100_1027.jpg [4.] Lay your gauge atop the freshly cut-out piece to make sure that it will cover it all... BEFORE YOU UN-STICK IT! http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/100_1039.jpg (it fits, the paper's just curved) [5.] flip over your gauge and lay it on a roomy table or something of that nature, remove the vinyl, (be careful not to load it with fingerprints),take time to make sure that the boxes on the vinyl are straight vertically or horizontally. you dont want it to be crooked, trust me. when you feel its right, delicately lay it on your gauge. http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/100_1041.jpg [6.] take the time to smooth out the vinyl on your gauges very well, the better you rub it in, the better it'll look. i just used the back of my fingernail, it seemed to work [7.] now find something safe to cut on, i used a brownie box. mmmm... and use a box or xacto knife to cut the excess away. note the knife is actually amidst the colors to the right of the picture http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/100_1042.jpg [8.]im sure by now you know to remove any bubbles by popping the with a thumbtack or sewing neeedle but if you didnt, now you do, poke and squish, but now you need to make the screw holes, the tach hole, and the tach stopper holes.. just poke them out with a thumbtack. http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/100_1046.jpg [9.] reinstall your gauges to the bezel when you're all done http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/100_1049.jpg [10.] before you put the dash back together, take the gauge cluster without the clear cover and trim and hook it up to your car.. take a drive and take time to adjust your speed / rpms [11.]put everything back together and enjoy!! http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/100_1052.jpg horrible pic, light is spread even, i'll get a better pic soon http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/IMAGE_105.jpg http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/SL-i/DSCN0384.jpg

Rack & Pinion Original thread by VWScooby. Original link can be foundhere. This is a quick DIY for anyone that needs to replace the steering rack on your Impreza. This was done on Davids (RS.Wagon) 1994 Subaru Impreza AWD with the EJ18. There may be slight differences in the procedure depending on the year/engine in your car, however it shouldnt be too different. Disclaimer: If you dont know what you are doing, please dont hurt yourself and take it to a shop. I'm in no way responsible if you hurt yourself or others or damage your car following these procedures. Use at your own risk! sorry for the poor picture quality, my camera blows here's what we did: 1) Make sure your old rack in completely toast! do this by rallying the piss out of your car in the middle of the night and running over a rail road tie. Make sure a good amount of Power steering fluid is pissing on your exhaust, enough to make smoke come pouring out of your hood. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012434.jpg 2) Man up and admit your screwed the pooch. go buy a new rack! (i dont have any pictures of the rallying part unfortunately) 3) jack the car up using jack stands on a level surface. 4) take the front wheels off http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012433.jpg 5) Take off the castle nut on your outer tie rod ends by first removing the cotter pin and then spinning the 19mm nut. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012440.jpg 6) take a brass hammer and tap the tie rod ends out, if needed, spin the castle nut onto the tie rod end again so it sits flush with the beginning of the stud and tap on it, make sure not to damage the threads otherwise your buying a new tie rod end (may not be a bad idea depending on the condition of yours) http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012439.jpg 7) undo the lock nuts holding the outer tie rod end in place (19mm wrench i think) http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012438.jpg 8) Untwist the outer tie rod ends from the inner and count the number of turns it takes to come off (this comes in handy when putting them back on). Write this down somewhere! http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012443.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012458.jpg 9)Undo the exhaust manifold. there are 6 nuts holding it on the the heads (14mm deep socket) and two on the cat pipe (14mm bolts/ nuts) you'll need a 14mm wrench to keep the nut on the other side from spinning http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012448.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012447.jpg 10) undo the small black plate seen there (14mm bolt/nut) http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012441.jpg 11)Undo the front sway bar. there are through bolts on each end link that you can take off and one bolt on each of the two brackets holding it on to the chassis. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012446.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012444.jpg 12) center the steering wheel and mark the steering knuckle and the input to the steering box. We did this but ended up not using the marks since we put in a new rack. Loosen the bolt clamping the joint onto the shaft. Note: make sure not to spin the steering wheel with the column detached from the rack, you may destroy your clockspring. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012451.jpg 13) place a drip pan under the rack if you havnt already and undo the power steering lines. there are 2 lines, one takes a 17mm i think and one takes a 14mm. its impossible to hook it back up the wrong lol. subaru was thinking http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012454.jpg 14) Undo the 4 bolts holding the power steering rack in 14mm i believe http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012455.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012456.jpg 15) drop that nasty rack on the drip pan. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012457.jpg New Rack: http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z291/benvr6passat/forums/writeups/P1012449.jpg 16) switch the necessary hard lines over to the new rack. clean them up, especially the fittings and install new O rings. (no pictures of this step, but its easy, just lay the two racks side by side and swap over) 17) install everything in the opposite order you took it off. 18) fill the PS reservoir with proper fluid (ATF in this case) 19) torque the wheels down etc...drop the car on the ground 20) crank the steering wheel side to side and check for leaks. make sure the reservoir is still at appropriate level 21) test drive time! 22) get a alignment done, you'll need it Feel free to make comments/additions, i will go back and edit the original post if necessary

Dying Carpet Original thread by httrdd. Link can be found here. The other DIY was not informative so I figured I would share the one I made on SL-i.net http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo185/httrdd/2011-05-04_17-39-21_317.jpg http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo185/httrdd/2011-05-04_17-39-52_411.jpg http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo185/httrdd/2011-05-04_17-25-38_602.jpg Items needed: 3 bottles of Rit fabric dye Scrubbing brush Spray bottle Tarp Laytex gloves Scotchgaurd spray Very easy to do and does not take a lot of time and cost in total 20 bucks! You can choose any color you want since it will work the same. I used Rit dye in black (pay no attention to the Bondo in the pic). http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo185/httrdd/2011-04-23_14-21-56_837.jpg Step 1. Remove carpet completely from car and vacuum thoroughy. Deep shampoo carpet to remove and oils, grease, food, dirt, and anything else spilled. Next lay carpet on tarp to prevent dying anything else around the carpet. *If you have the down time, wash and scubb the carpet and let dry. http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo185/httrdd/2011-04-24_17-31-07_117.jpg Step 2. Put on laytex gloves and moisten the carpet with water. Drain water from spray bottle and put dye into spray bottle and spray first coat lightly just so you see some color covering the carpet. Use scrubbing brush to scrubb and push the dye into the carpet. Add second coat a little heavier and brush in deep. Now spray the last bit of dye into the carpet and brush until you think all areas are covered and there are no puddles of dye on the carpet. Make sure to get edges and any where the carpet is exposed. http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo185/httrdd/2011-04-24_18-01-05_694.jpg Carpet should look like this http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo185/httrdd/2011-04-24_18-01-14_797.jpg Step 3. Hang to dry or expose to sun. I hung mine in the garage with fans running to speed up the drying for two days. http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo185/httrdd/2011-04-24_18-07-06_984.jpg Step 4.Once carpet is dry vacuum thoroughly. Step 5. Spray a light coat of Scotchgaurd fabric spray over carpet and let dry for about 30 mins. Spray next coat medium and let dry for another 30 mins. Finally spray another coat making sure you get all over the carpet and let it get dry to the touch. Step 6 You can now reinstall your carpet. Avoid touching the carpet for about a week so the dye can settle in. Use floor mats to drive the car during the drying process. If you have the down time let dry for about a week before reinstall. Ok you are all done and your carpet looks new! :smt023 I have had mine in for about 2 weeks and I can rub my hand on it and a damp rag with no problems. Good luck! :sunny:

Window Pads Original thread written by DTSJR. Link here. I want to start off by saying that this is not a fix for the infamous window scratches. Over time the windows can still scratch. This is just a band aid for the problem. If probably maintained, you can prevent further scratching. Is this how your windows look? http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00066.JPG If you want to replace the pads, it will cost you $70 or more to do so. Heres how I repaired mine for a lot less. Tools needed: Flathead and Philips head screw driver 10mm socket/wrench Scissors Exacto knife Materials need: Faux fur Super glue Step 1: First start by removing the door pannel. If you dont know how, in the image below, the yellow dots have screws behind plastic inserts, and the purple dots pop out. Once you have the pannel unscrewed and poped off, you have to pop off a small plastic peice that by the mirror. Then just lift the pannel up, and it should come off. You can leave the wires for the switches plugged in, and just let the pannel hang. http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00065.JPG Step 2: Once the pannel is off you will see the two inside pads and their brackets. There is one 10mm bolt you have to take out to remove the bracket, and then slide the pad out. http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00068.JPG Step 3: Now that the inside pads are out you have room to move the window to get to the outside pads. I have been told there are two inside and two outside pads, but there are actually three outside pads. On the sides of the pads are tabs that have to be pushed in to remove the pads. You have to slide your fingers between the window and the door to push the tabs in. The pads might be hard to remove, so a little pry from a flat head screw driver will help. It also helps to take off the weather stripping on the side of the door to get to one of the pads. http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00074.JPG http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00072.JPG If you have fat fingers: If you have trouble getting to the tabs to push them in you can remove the black strip along the top of the door. Remove the screw from the end of the strip. Then you have to pull up carefully on the strip to get the white tabs to pop off the door. I was able to get a few to pop off, but I didnt use much force so I wouldnt break them. http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00078.JPG http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00079.JPG Now that you have one pad completly glued, it should look something like this: http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00098.JPG http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00100.JPG Now just do the rest of the pads the same way. Ten pads in total. Shouldnt take too long once you get the hang of it all. Here are the driver's side pads before: http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00080.JPG Here are the driver's side pads after: http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00110.JPG Step 7: Installation is the reverse of the removal. Pictures of the pads installed: http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00111.JPG http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00112.JPG http://www.danboughtwhat.com/projects/window/DSC00113.JPG Total cost: $5. $3 for the fur, $2 for a pack of super glue. I recommend that once in a while you take out the pads to clean them. Or if the pads wear down (hopefully not too quickly), you will have plenty of extra fur to redo them. I hope this helps some people. Since this isnt really a fix, just a cheap alternative I would like to find a fix. So keep an eye out if I do...

VLSD Conversion Original thread is from compression. Original link is here. My goal for this project was to end up with a 4.11 Viscous limited slip rear differential (VLSD). R160 style diff only, I know nothing about the R180s... This covers how to install a viscous unit from one T-type R160 diff into another. VA type R160 differentials (shown later in this thread) are very different and most of this would not apply. STEP 1: This is the hardest part of the whole process; Locate a Subaru LSD rear end. I was fortunate to find one at a local wrecking yard out of an SVX. The SVX diff has a ratio of 3.54 which is not what I needed. Luckily (right next to the SVX in the wrecking yard) there was a '96 legacy with a 4.11 open rear diff. Pulled both diff's out and headed home.... STEP 2: http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3126/img1012tg7.jpg Remove the differential center unit from the viscous diff (shown at right). This is done by removing all the 14mm bolts from the diff cover, and the 12mm bolts from the side bearing supports. The 4.11 open diff is show at left. STEP 3: http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7914/img1013xf0.jpg Remove the ring gear from the LSD with a 17mm socket. A beefy impact gun really help for this. If you dont have an impact, then you will have to put the diff in vice and try it that way. When all the bolts are removed, gently tap the diff body on the benchtop and the ring gear will fall off. STEP 4: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/532/img1016sd5.jpg Remove the cover from the open diff. Keep all your bolts organized and all the parts clean. Proceed to remove the bearing caps and take the diff out of the housing. LABEL THE BEARING CAPS so that you know which side is which. Also, be careful with the shimming gaskets and O-rings in there. Keep it organized! STEP 5: http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/596/img1019lb1.jpg With the open diff out, remove the ring gear just like you did with the LSD. Here you can see the open differential on the right and the LSD on the left. STEP 6: http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8374/img1023pq8.jpg Swap the ring gear from the open diff on to the LSD. Torque each bolt to 45-50 ft-lb in an alternating pattern. STEP 7: http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/5497/img1021ks0.jpg Here is where it gets tricky! The new diff did not fit back into the open (non-LSD) case..oh no! what do we do? Well, I will tell you. We grind! Use whatever power tool, grinder, sander, die grinder, etc you have and work down the 2 bumps as shown (this is the drivers side of the diff case). It doesnt take much. Make sure you clean up all your sanding/grinding mess, you dont want metal flakes inside the diff. It may tak a few test fits, but the diff will eventually go in. STEP 8: http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8718/img1024lb4.jpg Reinstall the bearing caps. Torque the bolts to 8ft-lb in alternating sequence, yes, only 8. Make sure you line up the arrows. Also, make sure you have 2 shimming gakets on each side and the O-rings. You can adjust the bearing preload with more or less gaskets, but every diff I have ever opened always has 2 on each side. STEP 9: http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5842/img1025hx8.jpg You should now have the diff mounted in the case. Check to make sure everything is moving freely by rotating the input shaft and watching the ring gear rotate. It should feel smooth. This is the point that you can check tooth engagement according to the FSM (section 3-4, pg 50) STEP 10: http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7595/img1026oi4.jpg Install the cover with it's gasket and you are all set. Torque bolts to 20 ft-lb in an alternating sequence. Now wasn't that easy?

Now comes the fun part where you need to fabricate some sort of wrist pin removal tool. Subaru uses two types of wrist pin. The EJ22 and EJ25 are “easy” to remove and use the lower tool. These pins have a simple hole through them that allows the tool to slip through and hook the edge. The EJ20 wrist pin SUCKS. The hole is tapered and so requires a lot of patience and often some help. The tool to use is on top. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5623.JPG You can see the difference in this photo. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5624.JPG Using the top tool in conjunction with a section of 12guage wire, you fish both through and then pull back on the tool to jamb the nub in the small section of the wrist pin so you can yank out the pin. Plain and simple, this can take awhile if the pins are really stubborn. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5626.JPG Once the wrist pins are removed, you can rotate the crank to remove the pistons. First rotate the crank around and this will push the piston to the front and leave them there. Now push the piston back into the cylinder while twisting it. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5627.JPG Then rotate the crank again and this will cause the rod to hit the back of the piston and push it out. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5628.JPG Keep track of which piston came out of which hole and label them. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5629.JPG --------------------------------------------------------- Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How to piston pull! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR0Ed6qTIVQ]pulling pistons out of Subaru block - YouTube[/ame] --------------------------------------------------------- Next step is to separate the two block halves. Using a 12mm 12point socket, remove the 5 upper bolts. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5630.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5631.JPG Remove the 3 front bolts http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5633.JPG Remove the two bolts inside the water jacket. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5636.JPG Spin the block around and remove the 6 bolts on the other side inside the water jacket. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5637.JPG On the back where the flywheel was is a single 12mm bolt. You need small breaker bar to remove this bolt. DO NOT use a wrench, it will round over. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5638.JPG The last bolt to remove is inside and requires a 10mm socket. You need a small breaker bar to remove this bolt. DO NOT use a wrench, it will round over. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5639.JPG OK, that’s all the bolts. To separate the block, you WILL have to tap it apart. Sometime you will have to REALLY tap it apart, hard enough to deform the aluminum. There are two places that have a small tube that fits into the other side of the block and these get sticky. I tap the block apart in the back, left to right on the tranny housing area. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5640.JPG Then I tap apart in the front. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5641.JPG This is where it will stick together. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5642.JPG Finally, you can lift the block halve off the other. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5643.JPG DONE! Next I will reinstall bearings. But that will be awhile, I am going to have the block hot tanked to get it nice and clean.

Once the bolts are removed, the head will simply lift off. Repeat for the other head. Set heads aside in a safe clean area. If you are going to be reusing the head without a valve job, then you don’t need to do anything with the buckets and shims. If you are going to have a valve job done, YOU NEED TO pull out the bucket and shim and keep them in the EXACT same order they started as. You screw it up, its your motor…. Reinstalling and calibration of heads is not to be discussed in this thread. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5604.JPG Now rotate the engine back to UP. We will next remove the crossover pipe and oil pump. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5605.JPG There are four 10mm bolts holding the crossover pipe on. BE GENTLE!!!! These four bolts like to snap. The crossover pipe then lifts off. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5606.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5607.JPG Last item to remove is the oil pump. Whoops, didn’t do a before photo…. Anyway, the oil pump is held in place by six 10mm bolts. Remove those and gently tap the bottom of the oil pump AWAY from the block to break the seal. There are two dowels that locate the oil pump to the block. Gently wiggle and pull the oil pump and it will come off. Remove the little black gasket near the bottom on the block. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5610.JPG OK, that’s it for now. I will continue when I crack open the block and remove the bearings…….. Next we remove the flywheel. These eight bolds are 14mm fine thread. Don’t lose em. I prefer to use an impact wrench to remove them, but if you need to use a breaker bar, keep the wrench wedged in to hold the flywheel in place. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5613.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5614.JPG Once the flywheel is removed, we have to pull the four pistons from out of the block. On the rear of the block are two cover plates held in place with Philip head screws. These guys WILL strip using a hand screwdriver unless you get lucky. Preferable use an impact driver to loosen them, or get a GOOD tipped Philips head and smack that as your attempt to loosen. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5615.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5616.JPG Pry off the covers to reveal the insides. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5617.JPG Here you will see the 14mm hex plug that hides the access point to the wristpin. The other side does not have a plug. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5618.JPG Using a 14mm hexbit, remove the plug. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5619.JPG On the front of the engine you find two hex plugs. Remove both plugs http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5620.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5621.JPG Now rotate the crank so you can see the cir-clip holding the wristpin in. Either the front two will be visible, or the rear two. Using needle nose pliers, pull these clips out. You can reuse them, its up to you. Obviously if you damage one (I don’t know how the hell you would), you should replace it. But since there is NO stress on them, I reuse them. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5622.JPG Part 3 HERE

Engine Teardown Original artical written by reddevil. Link can be found here. Part 2 Part 3 Start with an engine on an engine stand. The intake manifold has already been removed, so no pics on that removal. Also, I neglected to take a before photo. Turn motor upside down on the engine stand. Using a 14mm socket remove the 6 exhaust manifold nuts and pull manifold off. This one looks weird because it is a twin turbo exhaust manifold. Using the 14mm socket, remove the 4 bolts holding the motor mounts. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5584.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5585.JPG Next to remove is the oilpan. Use a 10mm socket. Then whack repeatedly with a rubber mallet. The dipstick needs to be removed first. On the top of the block is a 10mm bolt holding the dipstick tube. Remove bolt and yank dipstick tube out of oil pan. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5586.JPG Next remove the eight 10mm bolts that hold the oil pick up tube and splash guard. Don’t drop them into the engine! http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5588.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5589.JPG To remove the oil cooler, you need a deep socket 24mm. Remove oil filter. Haha. The socket fits over the threaded section that the oil filter screws onto. This bolt/tube is about 3-4” long. Undo the two hose clamps on the hose FARTHEST away from the cooler and remove the cooler and two hoses as a unit. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5590.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5591.JPG Now rotate the engine back to its correct orientation. The next step is to remove the crank pulley by unbolting the 22mm crank bolt. This requires a good size breaker bar. You need to stop the rotation of the crank and the easiest way is to jam a wrench into the teeth of the flywheel http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5592.JPG Unfortunately I do not have a picture of the removal of the crank pulley. But remove it anyway. After the crank pulley has been removed (this most likely requires quite a bit of wiggling and pulling), you need to remove the timing belt covers. The timing belt covers are held in place by 10 mm bolts. Again, no pictures. Next is breaking the cam bolts free. You need to keep the timing belt on and the wrech stuck in the flywheel. On the older models the cam bolts are 17mm. On the new models, the cam bolts have become a cursed allen head bolt that is almost guaranteed to strip. Sorry folks, but if they strip, you will have to either “easy-out” them, or weld on a socket and break them free. When you reinstall them, I recommend getting the older 17mm bolts to replace them. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5593.JPG After removing the bolts, you should remove the timing belt tensioner pulley to relieve the timing belt of its tension. It’s a 14mm head bolt. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5594.JPG Now remove the timing belt, wiggle off the cam pulleys (inspect them for cracks, and if you had a really hard time removing the pulleys and MAY have damaged them, junk em!), and unbolt and remove the rest of the timing belt idlers. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5595.JPG Now on both heads you need a 10mm socket to remove the bolts that hold the back of the timing belt covers on. Remove rear covers. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5596.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5597.JPG Next to remove is the timing belt tensioner, tensioner mounting bracket and the water pump. The tensioner pictured is held on with two 12mm bolts. The bracket directly behind it is held in place with three 12 mm bolts. The water pump is held in place with six 10 mm bolts. When you remove the water pump, you can easily leave the hoses and metal hoses attached. Simply unbolt the 10mm mounting bolts and the water pump and hoses should come off as a for you to deal with later. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5598.JPG Next is head removal. Remove the various (depends upon the head model) 10mm bolts that hold the cam cover on. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5599.JPG Next you need to remove the cam caps. They are held on with 12mm bolts. They are labeled so you don’t need to worry about mixing them up. Just look at them to understand/remember where they will be returned to. http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5600.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5601.JPG http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5602.JPG To remove the cams, tap GENTLY on the front of the cam UPWARDS and they will pop out. Now you need to remove the 6 head bolts. Using a 14mm twelve point socket and a ½” breaker bar, remove these 6 long bolts. PLEASE NOTE I am NOT removing the bucket and shims at this point. The buck and shims are the eight shiny ½ dollar sized parts. Note that some heads are bucket only, some are rocker arm, and some bucket and shim. The shim is a thin piece of metal that sits on top of the bucket. Of any head that has shims, DO NOT mess up the order in which they are placed!!!!!! http://www.vincentfurniture.com/photos/subaru/engineteardown/IMG_5603.JPG PART TWO HERE