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No idea on where to post this, so it will go here until the mods decide if it needs a better home. I have 2 1st gen Legacy power steering pumps with bearing noise, and I'm wondering if anyone knows the numbers for the bearings. I'm sure they're not available from Subaru, but if there is a bearing number that anyone knows I can use that to obtain a new bearing. Unfortunately, it seems nobody makes a remanufactured pump for this car any longer, so I'm stuck trying to rebuild mine. Thanks in advance.

The 92 parts manual scan posted in the 'stuff you need to know' forum will contain the number(s) you need.

you won't get an actual bearing p/n from the manual, only subaru's p/n for that bearing. bearings are pretty much standardized. so, if you disassemble your pump, the bearing race or seal will have the standard bearing number. take this number to your local bearing house and match it up. my last project was a cub cadet deck rebuild with 6 tapered cones and cups, 3 seals, and four bushings. buying from cub would have cost me $190 plus shipping. I bought all the parts local for about $50....

EDIT: forgot to mention that a low mile pump from an LKQ pick-a-part is cheaper and easier than rebuilding the one you have. if it has high miles, then a rebuild may not be as good as a low mile, used OE steering pump.

Check out this thread. Has all the info you need.

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=24143