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I know I'm digging up an old thread here, but wanted to post a resolution to my issue should someone find this post.
My clutch feeling did continue to get worse, brought to Subaru specifically for the issue. They looked at, confirmed this time it felt off, they even noted a scraping sound on release before taking anything apart.
They took the transmission out, and confirmed the throwout bearing had failed. Spoke to the service manager who worked on the car, was told the grease was dried up, so it wasn't spinning right and also binding on the shaft when pressing the clutch. He said "he's never seen grease dry up like that" and so the bearing failed, probably would've totally eaten itself over time - like the photos above.
All was covered under warranty, they installed a new bearing, clips and greased everything up. I specifically asked about the snout and fork, and was told they're completely fine, with no visible wear to other components, it was the bearing itself that failed due to lack of lubrication.
Since then, my clutch feels significantly better, almost like when I bought the car new, hoping this new bearing doesn't suffer the same fate as the old one. Being a 2018, I should've had the updated bearing from the factory, but sounds like I had the same issue many others have had with earlier models.
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