Impreza 2.5 RS Coupe F4-2.5L SOHC (2000)
Wheel Bearing: Testing and Inspection
INSPECTION
1. FRONT WHEEL BEARING
NOTE: Inspect the condition of front wheel bearing grease.
1. Jack up the front of vehicle.
2. While holding front wheel by hand, swing it in and out to check bearing free play.
3. Loosen wheel nuts and remove front wheel.
4. If bearing free play exists, attach a dial gauge to hub and measure axial displacement in axial direction.
Service limit:
Straight-ahead position within 0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
5. Remove bolts and self-locking nuts, and extract transverse link from front crossmember.
6. While lightly hammering spring pin which secures S.F.J. to transmission spindle, remove it.
7. Extract S.F.J. from transmission spindle.
8. While supporting front drive shaft horizontally with one hand, turn hub with the other to check for noise or binding.
If hub is noisy or binds, disassemble front axle and check condition of oil seals, bearing, etc.
2. REAR WHEEL BEARING
NOTE: Inspect the condition of rear wheel bearing grease.
1. Jack up the rear of vehicle.
2. While holding rear wheel by hand, swing it in and out to check bearing free play.
3. Loosen wheel nuts and remove rear wheel.
4. If bearing free play exists in step 2. above, attach a dial gauge to hub and measure axial displacement in axial direction.
Service limit:
Straight-ahead position within 0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
5. Turn hub by hand to check for noise or binding. If hub is noisy or binds, disassemble rear axle and check condition of oil seals, bearings, etc.
6. Remove bolts and self-locking nuts, and remove front lateral link from cross member.