Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos! I just finished this project this weekend. Because of this video, I went in with a good idea of the whole process. I did the front bearing, which was nearly identical to this video of the rear. The wobbly extension tech-tip was helpful, and also the 'love tapping' was key. I may not have hit that bad boy as hard as I did without your specific mention to really have at it! In case anyone else can benefit, here are the details(and pitfalls) of my install: I have an 05 Legacy GT Wagon. I had a humming vibration which sounded like a softer/higher frequency version of those highway rumble strips. The sound and vibration only showed up above 50mph, and also had a bit of a 'pulse' where the sound would get louder and softer(~2 second intervals). No change with engine rpm or in neutral. No wobbly wheel when lifted, no grinding sounds, or other typical symptoms of a bad hub. So this replacement was just a guess, but it worked. The new bearing did fixed the issue. I could not get the brake caliper bolts off with a breaker bar even after a night of PB Blaster soaking. I broke down and bought an impact wrench setup. Pure Magic! I wish I had bought one years ago. Bolts popped free in 5 seconds. I took most of the hub bolts out with a regular ratchet, they were not too tight. But one of them seized and the impact rounded the head of the nut off. (yeah, rookie mistake). So I went to work with the dremmel and hack saw. To prevent this I should have cleaned off the end of the bolt that was exposed, with a wire brush, before trying to pull it thru the hub flange. Everything else went smooth. The impact took the axle nut right off, no problem. I covered everything with anti-seize. The new hub assembly went in snug but without difficulty. My local Subaru dealership did not stock the exact hub bolt replacement for my car. I found a part number online, which they did have in stock and was a slightly shorter bolt but worked fine. They likely would not have suggested this alternate bolt so here is that part number just in case: 901000174 Thanks again Brian! PS: I also successfully did a set of 02 Forester head gaskets largely due to your videos on that subject. Huge help.

I am gobbling up your experience and knowledge.My first Subaru was a five year old 84.Done all my own work since.The difference between figuring it out and learning from an expert......priceless. Thaaaank YOU.

I have viewed many 'do it yourself" type videos. This one is exceptional. Clear video, no crazy sideways video, steady video. Most of all, extremely informative. THANK YOU!

Video rules. Your extended effort even on seemingly silly/unnecessary steps is what makes the "home shot" effect more personable and engaging. Camera and audio are sharper than ever. Thank you and keep it up!

Subaru DIY owners owe you a ton of thanks. Your channel has taught me a lot about mechanics and repair. Thank you for taking the time to upload videos.

Brian I just wanted to say thank you for posting these videos, so far I've used 3 to fix my 05 Outback that I'm determined to keep running past 250k. My hub was rust welded to the shield so I ended up taking parking brake off and using my BFH on a bench to bust it loose. Took what seemed like forever to get apart but the new assembly went on easy and fixed the awful bearing noise.

Thanks,I was able to fallow your subjects and topic and the mechanical tasks and camera techs/ gear talk all the way through! You are confident. I just finished a 2.9 metre alloy sport boat so as an buddy entrepreneur I find your words like up to the challenge motivating

You make me feel as if I can do anything on my car. You explain things just right. And I love its not a bunch of cuts, so I know how long these things really take. Thank you!

Thanks for this video and for being thorough. You seem to have a knack for educating. Watched this with my 15/yo son and we replaced the left rear of my 2008 Subaru Outback last year and today we are going after the right rear of the same vehicle. Great bonding moments and teaching the kids these days how to wrench a little. Looking forward to a quiet ride!

Never replaced a wheel bearing in the Subaru until today. Followed your video and had no problems. Thanks a ton!

You changed my life by telling me about the "wobble" extension. I have been working on cars and motorcycles for forty years and I had never heard of that tool before! With the help of your video and my own big fun hammer my '05 Outback has a new rear bearing. Thanks

For those shadetree mechanics, I just did this job yesterday. An easier way to split the hub from the shield is to bolt the wheel back in place after removing brake caliper and rotor, and kicking the tire left & right till it loosens from the suspension knuckle and axle. Then remove the wheel again, and use two scrap pieces of 4x4 lumber to lay the hub/shield onto, studs facing down, with the edges of the shield/caliper bracket resting on the lumber. Then take a BFH directly to back of the hub where the wheel bearing is. A few good, STRONG whacks and even the most rusted-on hub will pop right off.

I watch all your videos from start to finish. Never skip any. Thank you for this video :)

This is really a helpful video. Because of it, I just did my '05 Outback XT LTD driver-side rear hub replacement without any problems. (Symptom was the typical bad bearing drone at any speed over 10 mph that became increasingly loud over a three month period.) I used a good quality 1/2" air impact wrench to remove and reinstall the axle nut. I was able to use that same impact wrench with a 6" solid extension to remove and reinstall the caliper and hub bolts, although the swivel extension that Brian recommends would definitely make getting to a couple of the hub bolts a little easier. I'm a moderately competent home auto mechanic who's done most of my own car work for almost 40 years. But I still really appreciate the guys who take the time to put up a good quality "how to" video. Brian, I also appreciate your humble attitude toward things. Blessings to you.

Thanks Brian you are the best. I'm watching this almost 2 years later and it's really helpful.

Thank you for helping out a guy with all the detailed instruction. I have the confidence to tackle the job now. You do have a way with breaking it down and " putting the cookies on the bottom shelf so we can get them".

Great stuff, I bought a '04 Legacy yesterday with the (apparently?) common whining rear wheel bearings. Thanks for the guide, now I feel confident enough to give it a whirl!

Thank you, Brian! I had one obviously bad rear bearing on my Subaru 2006 Outback LLBean with 110K miles, and my nearest Subaru dealer here on Long Island quoted me approximately $1200 total parts/labor/sales tax to replace both rear bearings. With the help of this thorough video and another write-up I found, I was able to complete this job by myself, in my driveway. I have very little previous auto mechanical experience beyond occasional oil changes. Approximately $225 in parts, $300 in tools, and 8 hours later, BOTH of my rear hub bearing assemblies are replaced and running smoothly! One of them was a real bear to remove, which ate up about 3 hours of prying, PB Blasting, and BFH'ing, but in the end... Success! I will have much use from most of my new tools, as well.

Thank YOU Miguel! It's a lot of work, but as long as people like yourself appreciate it, I'm happy to do it!

I am thinking about replacing the rear wheel bearings on my Forester myself. This was really informative and honestly,pretty entertaining. I would watch your other videos just for your commentary on life while you're working!

iv been a body man for 30 yrs your vids are very helpful fora reference on these jobs I'm taking in for extra cash keep up the good work

I as well enjoy watching the struggle. Most parts just have a few bolts holding them on to everything, so in theory it should be as simple as grabbing your ratchet and taking 2 bolts off. But we all know it's never that easy. Showing the struggle and/or the other things that have to be removed to get better access at something is what always helps me in my own work the most. You and ETCG have inspired me to apply for automotive mechanics for September. I have a direction in life now, thanks.

I appreciate this video, Just got the Wife's car back from the dealer 2005 Subaru Legacy, She had leaking head gaskets so we went ahead and had the dealer do that, then they called back saying it needed rings, rear wheel bearings, pads etc.. I went ahead and said Go ahead and do the piston rings, I'll do the bearings, and break pads, rear diff cover gasket myself. I have worked on just about everything but this subaru so reviewing this video was great to point out all the little details like the ABS Sensor. Great Video man!

All I can say Brian is that I actually had the abs sensor in front of the hub before I finished. As a medical professional I must say, you may have saved me an ABS light that would be on forever!!! Thanks Brian Dr. D

you are my favorite youtube mechanic. I feel like every problem I have with my subaru you've covered at some point and at length.

I liked watching the fight with the STI, it got me looking and thinking about where things were getting hung up. Plus for a lot of people doing a job for the first time you run into things like this.

Happy BIRTHDAY Youngster. Many wonderful future flights and clear slopes to you....

Man just finished this on my LGT same year as that one. What a job, took me about 3 hours! The most difficult part was to get the axel nut and the whole e-brake and hub assembly out. Well my LGT has lived in Michigan so the damn rust was the main problem. The symptoms I had was a noise at low speeds and the wheel had some play. What a difference now! My LGT now flies down the road. That damn bearing was generation a lot of friction. The video helped me big time, Thanks bro!

And you did help me too a lot home made, here in Portugal, a country were Subarus are closer to rare..and because of that mechanics ask a lot from subarus, simply not used too! But DYI is the answer. Thank you too for helping others such as me to make things easier. Best regards

Thank you. A philosophical mechanic. I love it. Best wishes for using non-crude language. When I work on my vehicles, I usually offer a prayer before hand and when the thing just will not go, line up, turn, or let loose, I stop and tell God what's going on with me and ask for some help. Works for me. If you've ever worked on a 7.6 L diesel, you understand. Blessings Brian. I'm headed to change out both rear bearings on a 2011 Forester. Thanks for the tips, esp. the sensor.

Very much appreciate the time you took to do this work. I might be having to do this job on my '01 Forester and this video absolutely helps. Thanks!

excellent video. Perfect amount of technical info mixed with personality and even some social commentary. Best of all, I feel confident that i can do this job myself now.

Awesome quality and ive noticed how gentle you are with the lugs. Keep em coming

Excellent video, 10/10. Now looking forward to doing this job on my Outback. I like your method, your way of thinking. The philosophy talk while you were doing the routine parts kept it interesting and made me smile. Keep up the good work! 👍🏻

I've been searching for a video like this! I have a 2015 WRX and will be installing longer lug studs for 15mm spacers. It looks like a very similar set up. Thank you for the time to post this. Great video!

Thanks Brian! Just replaced the same (passenger rear) wheel bearing on my subaru LGT. It was nice to be able to see it done before getting to it to help me ensure I'm doing everything right. Keep the vids coming!

Thx for taking the time, great explanation of the whole process with good views! This Gives me the confidence to tackle the project on my own...ha... also glad to see your still following instructions and teaching of your parents...they will take you a long way! God Bless!!!

I'm about to do this exact job when UPS drops off my bearings. First time I've ever done a bearing. Thanks for the video!

When I got the bearing out the driveshaft came out too xD! No stress just hammered the driveshaft from the rear. Thank you for the upload, it helped a lot!

Great stuff. Videos like this can help a lot of people that can't afford to take there vehicles to the dealer for repair. I also appreciate your effort to stop cursing. Don't think it goes unnoticed.

Dude, this was an informative, well shot, and entertaining tutorial (running commentary metaphors were a highlight). Subscribed!

Thanks for the vid, Brian. I was driving home last Wednesday and heard that tough noise from my rear wheel. I'm sure that's what's wrong with it. My dad replaced the bearing about 3 or 4 years ago and it worked great until now. My dad has since passed away and I'm going to have to do it now. On some videos they replace only the bearing and you replace it with another hub and the bearing already pressed in. That's great if I can get it all together because I don't have a press. You make it look so easy. I like the way you refrain from profanity. haha You're mom raised you right. Happy Birthday, Brian. I hope you had a great birthday. Blessings.

New cam's great - especially the close-up stuff, which is now nice and sharp. Cheers Brian!

The time and effort you put into these videos us greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Update... Following most of your procedures here, I was successfully able to change out the rear bearing on my wife's 2005 Outback XT. I did have to educate some of the parts a bit, but I didn't let up and they eventually came free. I'm speaking mainly of the brake backing plate and the hub assembly. I beat with a BFH for a while and it freed up. Thanks for the video on this, it really helped. Being a mechanic of 25+ years, these Subbie's are not too bad to work on compared to other cars I've worked on.

Nice new camera. Close ups and sound are much better. Happy Birthday Brian!

Just changed out my driver's side rear hub on my 05' LGT today. Had to take the E-brake assembly and hub right off the axle and smash out the hub from behind... My wheel bearing was destroooyyyed! Good as new now :) Thanks for the video, man!

Just completed this job in large part to your video. Thanks for sharing.

great tutorial! saved me $400. thank you for putting this out there.

Don't get me wrong Brian I thank you for all your vids and I have learned a thing or two. You need to treat us as your students for you are our teacher.

Great video! Thanks. Had to change out my wheel hub bearing and did so just by watching your video. Thank you for taking the time to make this.

This is a really good video! I've had three of these done under warrantee and now with #4 going I'm ready to give this a go. The wheel sensor was an invaluable tip, I think I would have missed that at first. All three of the front bearings that I had replaced started with a whirring sound. Use the letter v to make a revving sound and that's what I've had every time with my 2005 Outback Legacy sedan. That sound wasn't enough for the garage to do the repair under warrantee but each time the bearings went bad really quick after noticing the noise. Subscribed

great video and audio quality with the new setup and as always good job. thanks again for your good work keeping us shade tree mechanics informed !

Thanks for your reply. It is not the stud bolts that I need to remove. I am talking about the entire circular disk that holds the stud bolts. My new bearing assembly does not have this part on it as yours does in the video. So I need to get it off of my old bearing and put it on my new one. I just need to figure out how. Thanks again for your reply's and videos. They are the most friendly and informative that I have found on youtube.

Much appreciation for the video you made. I'm def going to be watching it again tomorrow when I go to work on my nieces car. Well done and stay safe out there

Love your dont worry be happy attitude and your tips are always a big help. Thanks

I had a pretty good idea how to do this on my 05, but watching you walk through it helped a lot..especially the ABS sensor! I'm guessing that's why many report issues that their cruise control stopped working when they replaced the bearing. Great job man. Yeah I know its almost a 5 year old video, but the 'new' cam did a good job..ha

Really enjoy your work and your videos. The new camera looks and sounds awesome. Happy birthday.

great video, was 99% sure I could do this got me 100% confident that I'll be able to do the job now!

Thank you very much for the videos. They really help me a lot. I've got an 09 subaru legacy that I need to do this too.. and instead of relying and paying the dealership... I feel confident on doing it myself.. thanks!

Great video Brian, I like the new camera, the video came out really nice. Lot of great information in there. I really like how this (and others) you post make it feel like we're just hanging out in the shop with you watching you work.

This video made my day a hell of a lot easier! Thanks for posting!!keep making the Subaru videos

Thanks for good video and tips. My Subaru Impreza 2008 is still under work, but seems to have exactly similar setup. Although I did not have Big Fun Hammertime. Seriously tried that first and did not worked. My day turned to BST, Big Torch Time. Base was really tightly rusted so with puller I took outer part of bearing assembly out. Then heated and cooled three times with torch and with huge pipe wrench tried to get some turning happening. I was already loosing my mental and had to have short break. After break tried turning with pipe wrench (jumping on it) and my brother hammered same time, finally got bearing to move and out. Unfortunately spare part I had bought was not right size. Really annoying when same model has multiple version on some spare parts.

I'm about to do this job on my nearly 20 year old Subie. Thanks for the video!

You made this look so easy. It is great!!! I did run into not being able to break the bolts that hold the brake bracket in. I then watch another one of your vidoes on getting out rusty bolts by heating them.....and it worked. All said and done I watch more youtube then working on the car or about the same. Thanks for your help!!

Very helpful to me in understanding for what I am paying exorbitant dollars to a dealership mechanic to do for me in order to keep my well-kept 2004 Outback in good condition. Thanks!

Awesome video man! I'm glad you mentioned that the hub has to be turned in a certain way to fit, and that you don't have to mess with the emergency brake. Saved me a whole lotta time. That axle nut though, impact wouldn't take it off and I broke a breaker bar trying to get it off. I had to take it to a shop and have someone else break it loose.

Video was exactly what I needed to replace my hubs. Only additional thing I needed was a $20 hub puller since mine was stuck in place.

Nice vid clip! Going to start in on my 96 tomorrow and thought I should get a quick primer before I started. You do a great job on these!

Great camera, definitely better quality. As a Subaru owner I surely appreciate the Subie videos you shoot, but I've also learned a decent amount of stuff from your other videos. Many thanks for going through this effort, its a lot of work.

Good Job buddy I am going to do this in Colby's car. These are just as good as the good old days when I would come and help you in your garage. :)

I feel like such a dope... I've done this twice now and both times I disassembled the gosh dang ebrake stuff. I didn't even check to see if it could be done without that. I'll no doubt have to do this many more times, so the info is very appreciated!!!!

That was great, you filled the video with lots of helpful information that will give me enough confidence to attempt this job by myself.

The sound and picture is a lot better with new cam. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Brian, you are simply the best. Your videos have been very helpful and I really like the way you do and explain things. Very very well done.

Good quality Video, Brian. You give enough information to keep the noobies save and out of trouble. Good Job Buddy!

Thanks for the film!!! Easy to watch and understand!

Thanks, just the video I needed to see so I could do the job myself.

Awesome. Looks great. Easy to understand and you're a hoot! Doing one on my wife's Legacy this weekend. Great tip on the ABS sensor. Wouldn't have know that. Thanks.

Wow! Glad I watched this before I trashed a sensor! Thanks, great video!

Thanks for your video. I just did mine and it only took me 1.5 hr using hand tools and PB Blaster. I did one of the fronts a couple of years ago and it was very difficult to get off. I still have some noise so I may do the front drivers side next, I hope it comes off as easy as this one. This one came off with a few sprays of PB blaster and the BFH. The hardest thing actually was the axle nut and separating the E-Brake from the old hub.

Brian, Great video. You saved me a bunch of time and money. Thank you!

wobble extensions ftw! im surprised that a lot of people i know who regularly "work" on cars don't know what these are, but they are a very very commonly used tool in my toolbox. they always work well in those tough spots

Thanks for posting just found out i need to replace my rear hubs in my 2005 legacy wagon and look what a quick search finds. Now I will stop complaining about adds on youtube for at least a day or two...😋

Done and done! Needed the "Big Fun Hammer" to get the old hub off. Never used PB Blaster before. Awesome stuff! Saved me big bucks avoiding the "stealership".and local auto repair who regularly overcharges me.

Camera & sound are good. Thank you!

GREAT WORK BRIAN!!!! This video was really helpful. BIG THANKS!!!!!!!

great job Brian...great mechanic and a cool personality..lol

I have seen several of your videos. Great video. Good sound.

Happy Birthday Brian, thanks for the vid

You're welcome Chris! Thanks for noticing!

Camera and sound is great!

Thanks for another great Subaru video Brian, glad to see you got your upload problem worked out. I'm a Subaru fanatic first car was a 1983 gl wagon

Great video. It saved me a lot of time and saved my ABS sensor. Thanks!

I must agree with rwbishop, sound and picture are excellent, good work man.

Awesome VID! I'll be doin this job tomorrow! A quick video can save you so much time, grief and $$. Thank you!

New camera is nice. I for one like the "frustrating parts" left in! Sometimes you give out a tip without even realizing it. Also it helps to know others struggle at times. I agree too much staging makes it too much like Chilton's

Great video, very helpful and nice camera work! Thanks!

Cheers bloke, I'll be giving this a crack Monday when I get my goodies from the shop. Local mechanic wants $200+ to do this.

Good video and good sound, and well described process. Good Job