You could price the items you need at an online dealer. The one I have
used is www.subarugenuineparts.com Try sending an email to Jamie through
the website as parts other than accessories can be hard to locate at the
website. BTW - Jamie races and has her own website (www.subiegal.com)

good luck

Carl

Most bearings can be punched out and replaced fairly easily.
There are usually numbers stamped on the bearings that can be used to cross
reference by bearing stores, or they can just measure them and give you one
that fits.
I usually pop the little side seal on sealed ones and put a bit more lube in
there then what usually comes with them.
The seal just snaps back in with a little pressure.

Bob Noble
http://www.sonic.net/bnoble

Hi,

This is a good time to buy a repair manual if you don't have
one--Chilton's and Haynes should both have one for your car. I find
Chilton's better for the tech info, Haynes better for the pictures. As
mentioned, many people use the wrong timing mark, and nothing works when
the job's done. Rather disappointing!

Hope you bought the OEM belt(s) (sounds like it, from the price.) I'm
not the only person who's experienced poor life w/ aftermarket belts (if
using aftermarket belts, it's not bad practice to cut your change
interval by 8-10k miles.) On the pulleys, you can pay dealer price, or
get aftermarket pulleys for probably half the price. Adding a bit of
grease to the bearings is a good idea--I've even "limped" some along
quite a while as it were using that trick. How often to change the
pulleys is debateable: some say you should do it at every t-belt change,
others say you should check 'em for smooth operation (no noise, gritty
feeling, etc.) at each change and replace only when they feel suspect. I
think that's up to you--my experience is they should be good for at
least two belt change intervals if the car's just driven on pavement.
Dirty environments will shorten the life, of course.

I've never changed just the bearings, but if you've got the equipment
and a bearing supply house close, that's a possibility. Just be sure to
inspect the pulley for other wear before replacing only the bearing.
Excessive wear or roughness on the contact face may affect belt life.

While you're in there that far, be sure to replace all the oil seals on
the front of the engine (cam seals, crank seal, front seal and rear
o-rings on the oil pump) and consider replacing the water pump, too.
Doing all this will cost some money now, but could save a lot of work
later.

Good luck!

Rick

Don't know if this link will work.  If it doesn't be advised everyone doin
the timing belt the first time just about always use the wrong timing mar
on the crankshaft pulley.  The mark that seems obvious is not the one t
use.

(The link didn't paste.

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