Gene J

Good thing too. That caliper bracket is 75 bucks from the dealer. And it is a special order! Packed calipers from NAPA and others come with it.

I got to see the new 2010 Legacy up close and personal Wednesday evening. In person the front and back of the Legacy look great! The interior is very nice. The side? The slab of wheel wells make the 18 inch wheels get lost in there. The wheel wells look like a 1966 Olds Toronado. It looks way odd. The Outback can't be told from the Tribecaa that was parked next to it. It is also unbelievably tall. I am 5' 8 and it was just taller than me! Think real jacked up SUV looking, crossed with a mini van! In short I might buy a sedan but since it is not a wagon it does not have enough room for 4 adults and camping gear. The Outback? It looks tall enough to flip it in High Speed Autocross. Judging from the Subs from the last few years they have been infected by the ownership stake of GM a few years back. Think lack of gauges, chrome slathered on with a trowel and just bigger with no personality.

The both stopped working at the same time on my 98 GT wagon. Both lights come on when the button is pressed but neither do anything. Could the problems be related? Are the cruise control and rear defroster on the same fuse?

When the flat bed from the trans shop came by to pick up our 98 GT wagon, the driver miss judged the clearance while pulling the car up. It got stuck in a tree. There were a few scratches and one broken limb on the tree. Has anyone else had their Subaru stuck in a tree?

When i took my race driving classes we were told to use the ABS as hard as we could even in corners. The difference in braking distance on less than optimal surfaces is negligible. Use the ABS and learn to enjoy it. The difference in control is amazing compared to locked up wheels.

I was given a Subaru Legacy by the auto rental place during a bad snow storm that closed the airport. The AWD handling in the bad weather was amazing and I had to have one. So soon after we bought our 98 Legacy GT wagon which we still have. The handling is amazing and it gets a few HSAX sessions per year at the track. The reliability is not at Toyota levels with HG and electrical problems etc but is isn't bad. I would like to buy a new Legacy wagon but they are not available in the US.

The pins can be purchased with the boots and o ring separately as a repair kit. I had to buy new brackets. About $75 each as I recall. A parts guy at a local Car Quest said packed calipers have the bracket included. This might be a good way to go.

The lower left plug is missing the gasket sealer. That would explain the color, blow by etc.

The current Legacy is built on the Tribeca platform. It is exactly the same and are built on the same assembly line in Indiana. I am still waiting for a Legacy wagon that is not an Outback. You know like the rest of the world and Canada can buy.

We had the head gasket replaced at 70,000 miles about 6 or 7 years ago. No HG trouble since.

This is my cars twin! 110,000, leather, a 5 speed and lots of fun!! I have none of that wind deflector stuff. It really isn't needed.

When the blower motor was dieing I had that issue. When the motor stopped running I replaced it and no more noise. Vary the speed on the blower and see it the noise changes.

Now if the Impreza didn't look like it was influenced by GM with a chrome trowel and they made a Legacy wagon, the sales might be even higher.

The symptoms you describe are called Ford disease when it happens to a Ford. It takes a while for the trans to engage for the first time in the morning. The seals in the trans get stiff and fluid leaks past them. Thus the pressure never gets where it needs to be. The additives cause the seals to swell and well.....seal. It could last for a long timer like that but eventually the trans may need to be rebuilt. Good luck!

98 Legacy GT wagon. 2.5 with a 5 speed. 20 - 22 around town and 26 - 28 on the highway. Only 106,000 miles on it and the mileage has always been about the same.

Another possibility is that something was spilled into the controls from the cup holder. Some electrical contact spray may help. It worked for me.

I just saw in the Subaru newsletter that for 2009 there will be red and green Legacys available. Not just all those shades of gray which could be easily lost in a parking lot. Now if I could just have a real wagon and not an Outback. You know a car like the rest of the world can have. That silly Outback cladding is like going to work in a clown costume. You just can't take it seriously.

Like they would even let us have a wagon... All we get are those Outbacks. Canada gets wagons.... Why can't we? And with a a 5 speed? How about some interesting colors? Not like those colors that could get lost in a mall parking lot. Wish we could still get a red 5 speed GT wagon....

Does that valve turn on and off somehow or is it fixed in place? I know the A/C control needs to be taken off and cleaned or replaced. The buttons seldom stay where I want them. Pepsi syndrome....

He said the pressure was the same all the way through the system.

Unfortunately the free market is not always the best solution. It is only best for some economically. We have caused animals to go extinct, made the sea a lifeless cesspool, wiped out entire forests and caused pollution that will not go away for centuries. Oh. And heated up our planet. We will use a resource whether it be food, minerals, animals and plants until they are gone and then move on to something else after destroying everything that got in the way of exploiting it.. The technology is already here. We just have to stop waste and use energy sources other than oil and coal. It just takes a little planning that the free market will not do for us

It is a 98 Legacy GT wagon with the beloved 2.5 liter.

My A/C has no leaks and the compressor works fine. But the shop said the evaporator is bad and gave me a VERY high repair estimate. Just how hard is it to replace?

The towing capacity for the manual trans is a lot lower than the automatic if I recall. The clutch is the weak spot. Rent a van. You wont be sorry.

Try a nice tent. A good one will go up as quickly as a pop up camper with a lot more room. You might be a lot happier.