Bobbleton

Its rustier down there than it should be, but the subframe got the worst of it; I've taken apart most of whats there already. That having been said it's really only bad in a few key spots thanks to the previous owner's generous lack of a splash guard in a snowy (salty) area. The vehicle itself is 100% worth fixing.

 

So this part (50527AJ00A) is load-bearing? I always thought of it as a secondary support structure.

Hey y'all. Any insight on replacing the front subframe? (U-shaped frame) I failed inspection because of rust holes on my 2010 legacy 2.5i. Excluding the obligatory seized bolt digressions, is this a tough job? Doable for your average home enthusiast?

Just completed this pretty easily, but like others the backing plate and bearing needed to come off together and be coerced with a beating. Other than that no snags and awesome walkthrough.

is there an update on that .pdf link? The link seems dead.