Torque Specs

Our Subaru Forester (2015) started making a growling noise towards the rear of the vehicle. I jacked up the rear of the vehicle and turned both rear tires, one side made a growling noise. Oddly enough there was no play or other signs indicating a problem. I replaced both rear wheel bearings since they both have ~90k miles. This is…

The stock Jeep Wrangler 3.8 auto transmission pan has no drain plug. Servicing the transmission is much like servicing a front or rear differential except its overhead making it a messy job. Doorman makes a replacement pan that has a drain plug. While it has a few bad reviews on Amazon about the drain plug, its entirely the included drainplug…

In cleaning up and doing some maintenance on this new to me Jeep Wrangler It was apparent that the serpentine belt and tensioner needed to be replaced. The pulley on the tensioner had a little play and the serpentine belt was original with ~118k miles. The Gates tensioner appears to be identical to the Mopar (both stamped with “MADE IN…

This is a rather simple and straight forward job. It seems that most Jeep guys like the FEL-PRO gaskets for the 3.8. The 3.8 is a common motor and the gaskets seem to be available everywhere (cheap too). The FEL-PRO valve cover gasket set includes gromets for the valve cover bolts. I noticed that the PCV valve was stuck in…

Our 2015 Forester started to feel unstable on the freeway so I decided to inspect the front suspension. The rear bushing on the lower control arms appeared to be partially torn and had a lot of cracks. Which makes sense as it was also making a small clunk noise at slow speeds when hitting bumps. Upon removal, it was in…