I needed to replace the castle nut as the split pin in my off side front ball joint was rusted in. Unfortunatley the thread was knackered so I ordered a new one from import car parts. This is what they sent me-
http://www.importcarparts.co.uk/part...gen=&searchKey=

However this is what came out of the hub. See picture in second post.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2372023

Now my question is does the collar seperate from the joint and is then reused on the new joint?

I did wonder if they sent the wrong part but import car parts have also been spot on in the past and I can't see any joints on their site with the collar piece on. Alternatively have subaru changed the design totally? Would seem strange as there is such a difference between the two.

 

Yes, the tapered collar will come off but it is a tight fit after being pressed in for many years. IIRC I used the old wedge style ball joint splitter and a 3lb lump hammer to get the 2 apart

 

Thanks Jon, I wondered as much.

I was changing the nut ready for its MOT on saturday. The garage is going to get the collar off for me to save all the swearing