The guy repairing my Legacy said the tone ring broke when he was removing the wheel assembly. I had to look up the part to know what he was talking about. Not for sure how easily these things break--it's not te toughest of metals--but now I've got to replace it nonetheless.

 

We have no local Subaru dealership. Does anyone know of any internet/mail order distributors who might carry this part? The closest Subaru dealer (1.5 hrs away) said it'd cost $125 for the part, which is a bit more than I'd expected. Are ABS parts pretty much a must-get-from-dealer item for Subaru cars?

Here are some links to sites you could try:

 

http://www.subaruparts.com/

http://www.allsubaru.com/home.html

Okay, the closest dealer to me is over an hour away. The parts dept. guy says he can't find a listing for a part called a tone ring. Anybody have access to look up Subaru part numbers? I'd appreciate knowing the part number for this so I don't have to drive an hour just so the guy can figure what what he needs to order. Front drivers side, if that matters.

 

Thanks!

i work for subaru... in parts

 

 

tone ring?

never heard of it.

 

there is a tone WHEEL which is part of the hub assembly...

our cost on that is $59.96

 

what year legacy do you have

and what exactly broke??

 

maybe i can help

Jamie

It's a '95 Legacy. The Haynes manual calls it a "tone wheel" and a guy at a parts store referred to it as a tone ring--but they don't stock them--so I guess that's why tone ring stuck in my head. It's a magnesium (I assume) ring that fits the wheel assembly. Has 5 small hex head bolts that fit it--I think 5, as I'm not looking at it right now. Notched on one side w/ teeth. Behind the ABS sensor.

 

I'd REALLY appreciate the part # if you have access to it.

 

Thanks for any help!

if the guy broke it, it should be HIS responsibility to find one and replace it, and pay for it.

if the guy broke it, it should be HIS responsibility to find one and replace it, and pay for it.

Well, normally that would be the case and my stance. But...this is a repair job being done for free. While I doubt it, there is a chance the thing could have been damaged before disassembly. The thing is a pretty lightweight magnesium and while there wasn't a direct blow to the wheel itself, the car had been hit on that side near the wheel.

 

there is a tone WHEEL which is part of the hub assembly...

our cost on that is $59.96

Wow--$59? What's the customer cost on that? One dealer priced me $91 and the other $103. Is #26750AA03 the part number you have? I was expecting to fork out $40-50 for it--a hundred bucks though...

If anyone cares to learn more about the tone wheel/ABS system on your Subie, here's a informative site...

 

http://www.subaru.com.hk/pdf/SNS0303.pdf

i guess i need your vin to get a good part number and be 100% sure

 

i came up with 27550AC000 - $59.96

 

26750AA003 - same part, different model - $82.75

i can verify what you need with your VIN number.

 

shout if we can help.

Jamie

i guess i need your vin to get a good part number and be 100% sure

 

i came up with 27550AC000 - $59.96

 

26750AA003 - same part, different model - $82.75

i can verify what you need with your VIN number.

 

shout if we can help.

Jamie

The VIN is 4S3 BK6550 S7334114

 

The car is sitting on the rack right now for a LF wheel bearing job waiting for this part to allow reassembly, so I'd like to get the part as soon as possible. One of my local salvage yards has a '97 Legacy, but both front hub assemblies are missing--he said I could have a tone wheel off that car for $25 if the rear ones are the same as the front. So, if I find out that would work, I'll go that route to save time and money...

 

I am a new Subaru owner, and other than a tune up and some body/paint work, I've got no experience mechanically with 'em. I didn't want to tackle this bearing job. I'm guessing when they removed the hub assembly they forgot to remove the ABS sensor and that's what broke the tone wheel--the wheel itself had a small section broke off. (Like a bite out of a donut.)Anybody know if that's a legit hypothesis?

 

Anyway, if anybody hasn't already checked out Subie Gal's websites, they're good. (Jamie, are you the webmaster?)

Well, I ended up going to the "local" salvage yard and getting the piece last week. They didn't want to fool with removing it, so they sold me that whole section of the wheel assembly (plus a couple nick nack trim parts I needed) for $35. The car the tone whell came off was a '97 Legacy wagon. The part looked the same and fit the same, but it felt like it was made of a different metal.