95LEGOBW

Thanks Steve. I'd seen the Richierich shop mentioned. Thanks for the name, address, phone number. I'll be giving them a call. Anyone else have a Subie shop they like in the PDX/SW Washington area? It's always good to have several choices.

Good find, Dr. That's informative. Please let us know where you find knobs. It's a common problem, and I need some, too.

I'm looking for an independant Subie Shop in PDX/SW Washington area for brake work and general servicing on my 95 Leg OBW. Be great if there was more than one to pick from in the area. (This car is new to me and came with 10 years of receipts for work at Les Schwab, but I don't trust Schwab!)

Meeky - Thanks for sharing your first hand experience. It's right on topic. Before I bought it a few weeks ago, my car had been sitting a long time as well, in a very damp, but salt-free, environment. I also notice a squeel when I let off the brakes. I can stop the squeel with gentle pressure on the handbrake. I'll report back to the board after I get the wheel pulled this weekend.

I know the auto-trans cars doe not have the hill holder, but do any "new" gen models have it?

Thanks to all for suggestions so far. I'll pull off the rim & rotor this weekend & see what I find. Has anyone experimented with changing the differential gear oil to a more slippery synthetic (assuming it meets Subaru specs, of course)?

My 95 Legacy OBW seems to have a lot of rolling resistance, and in-town mpg is just under 20 mpg. (The car is new to me, so this is my first measured mileage.) I checked all four corners for temperature after a brief drive, and found the left rear rotor and rim to be warm, the other 3 were cool. What should I check? (This car has 4-wheel disc brakes.)

This is a GUESS: The trans. may not actually be getting all the way to Park. You might check for adjustment of the linkage between the lever and the tranny. Maybe in just needs an adjustment, or mayber there's an obstruction taking up some of the travel. This is just a guess.

Yes, I need the Bass/Treble knob, as well as the main Volume knob.

First, thanks to this board for the great information. Within a couple days of buying a used 95 OBW, the starter failed. With info here I was able to diagnose bad starter contacts. Two hours and $15 later, all is well. On to the next thing. This Legacy is missing a couple knobs from the OEM radio/cassette deck. Any suggestion on where to get 'em? I don't think junkyards will have them, since they want to sell the whole unit. Anyone found an alternative source?