I did much work on my wife's Subaru over a month ago. The car was on four jack stands for one month. I could not begin to pay someone to do this as well as purchase the parts all at retail. I have a local wholesale account which made the total bill come in at about one-third or less than if I had a garage do the work! At that cost, we might as well have sold the car and purchased a new one, as it was I had over $2,000 into wholesale parts that I needed!
I am out of work now, so it makes sense for me to do anything around here instead of hiring it out, as I am capable of doing just about anything (except sewing or quilting).
I purchased a new torque wrench to torque everything to spec. I used white touch-up paint to put a dab of white paint onto every torqued nut and bolt head, and where they connect and on adjoining threads so I knew - with a quick peek - what was actually finished and what needed finishing!
With some tools, and time on their hands, anyone with any mechanical aptitude can do a lot of different work on their Subaru, instead of having to pay for someone else to do the work at times only when the car breaks down and stops working! At the price for my mechanic doing the work, I would have to have him only fix what is broken, no room for preventive-maintenance! I did have to purchase a floor jack, four three-ton jack stands, a torque wrench, an impact wrench and air ratchet to go with a compressor I already have from doing carpentry work. So, I paid about $400 to $500 in order to get these tools to make the job go easier. Even with buying the additional tools, I still came out well-ahead than if I had my mechanic do all the work!
I removed the original link to my FaceBook page, in case anyone is wondering where the pictures went.
I am out of work now, so it makes sense for me to do anything around here instead of hiring it out, as I am capable of doing just about anything (except sewing or quilting).
I purchased a new torque wrench to torque everything to spec. I used white touch-up paint to put a dab of white paint onto every torqued nut and bolt head, and where they connect and on adjoining threads so I knew - with a quick peek - what was actually finished and what needed finishing!
With some tools, and time on their hands, anyone with any mechanical aptitude can do a lot of different work on their Subaru, instead of having to pay for someone else to do the work at times only when the car breaks down and stops working! At the price for my mechanic doing the work, I would have to have him only fix what is broken, no room for preventive-maintenance! I did have to purchase a floor jack, four three-ton jack stands, a torque wrench, an impact wrench and air ratchet to go with a compressor I already have from doing carpentry work. So, I paid about $400 to $500 in order to get these tools to make the job go easier. Even with buying the additional tools, I still came out well-ahead than if I had my mechanic do all the work!
I removed the original link to my FaceBook page, in case anyone is wondering where the pictures went.