How much have others paid to get the rear struts replaced on a 2003 OBS? Mine are done. Rear end of car feels sketchy. Car has 150k kms.
Dealer says they would not bother using subaru parts as replacement, they prefer KYB struts.
also, I know that my rear bearings are making noise again. It's not bad yet. I had the car up in the air and could not feel or hear them while turning the wheels manually. I seem to remember driving many thousands of kms last time before I got them replaced. Do others concur? Last time I had them done by a local shop. That was only 60k kms ago. Any reason to believe that this should be done exclusively by the dealer? The local shop seems rather well equipped, but I'm not impressed by this durability. Would weak struts have contributed to pre-mature bearing wear?
Also, my rear drums pulse a little bit. Probably a good opportunity to machine the drums down a bit. How expensive are new drums, or is machining them the way to go for teh first time. I'll probably need new pads. I can't imagine them still being good after this many kms.
And finally, does it make sense to do any of these at the same time? bearings & brakes seem to make sense, but the struts probably can be done by themselves.
Chico