45 min is a really good time for that work. My XT has individual coils on top of the plugs, they make it a bit more work on a turbo.
Anyway, again, not my Gen3...but I wrenched with another OB forum member today (Jimi1976). A while back, this thread was started...
http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/17-midwest/192530-denver-area-mechanics.html
Jimi1976 took a recommendation of mine, I suspect mostly out of location ease...I believe. Anyway...Summit spent a bunch of his $$$. To be fair, they did a bunch of work.
Today...Jimi1976 and tdck...we did a whole lot better. We changed RSB links, they were both broken, completely, at the sockets. We swapped his 130K+ rear, forward later links (bushing torn)...for a set I had with less mileage. And we changed the FSB chassis bushings. Jimi was very generous for my effort.
Midwest car, so, lots of rust. But Jimi soaked with PB...all week, twice a day. Sh*t didn't
spin off , but it wasn't terrible. 2' cheater bar, from my floor jack was needed for most bolts to budge. But we didn't break anything. Had to bust out the grinder for the broken socket pieces on the RSB.
I was intrigued, the '05 2.5 N/A and the '06 turbo are significantly different (around the front sway bar) with connecting plates, light and heavy cross-member...steel bits. Small chassis changes, either 1 Gen year change/upgrade...or turbo difference.
All in all we did well, 2-2 1/2 hours of chatting and wrenching, and we were on a stable, quiet...test drive. NICE. Jimi and I wrenched, our kids played...Jimi's dog and "better 1/2" providing a welcomed distraction.
The stuff of good friends and family...which brings me to my point, this forum is great community. I found it, I needed help with my rig. Most of us found our way here due to similar circumstances. Jimi and I crossed paths...due to this community. Jimi took pics of the work, and hopefully will post them. I had fun with another Subi. And onther OBF member. If the 2.5 N/A had been a STI instead, today would have felt like a night with a hooker (actually, I have no idea what that is like) See, I have no time to wrench on Frank, but it was nice to be under the skirt of a moped...LOL
tdck