It seems as though I have a sticky front passenger's side brake caliper on my 96 Legacy Outback. The aluminum rim heats up so much I burnt my finger when I quickly touched it (yes, that was dumb...)! After successfully rebuilding/replacing the caliper on my 88 Ford Fiesta this weekend, I sort of feel like I can repair anything.

 

Is this most-likely the problem before spending all the money on a new caliper? With ABS etc, is this a smart thing to do by myself, or should I leave the car with the mechanic instead to have him screw it up?

 

Thanks beforehand!

 

Sweden

I would suggest going to Auto Zone with your old one in hand and get a rebuilt one there. The rubber boots are very hard to get back in the Subaru calipers. I have rebuilt calipers on our Saturn its very easy. Subaru calipers are not so easy.

Yes...... go to your local auto zone IN SWEDEN and get a rebuilt caliper. What I am trying to say is visit your local parts store and price a new or rebuilt model.

Speaking of Auto Stores, local radio host Ed Wallace that does WHEELS here in Dallas Ft. Worth market just said last Sat. that one of the richest men in China is here in the U.S. to buy most of the supply houses for auto parts. That means they will make most parts their and then control the market here also. He used the word circular.

Sweden, replace both the front calipers. Get new ones from a dealer. Or find a brake shop that you trust to re-build your present calipers - yes, both please!

Does this mean our reman parts will last longer too? Why can't Subaru buy out all the rest of the car companies and then the world could drive safe, reliable cars?

 

 

The trucks would have EJ60's

Luxury cars would have EJ50T's

Sports cars would have H30SC's (super charged)

 

You could put SubaNOS in your Roo.

We would have GooRoo tires...

 

Sorry..I was thinking if Subaru took over the world.

Thanks for the responses!

 

I will due a little additional background work on caliper prices here in Sweden--both dealer and Swedish 'AutoZone'. I won't attempt the rebuilding myself.

 

Now, How about the replacement? Is this a job for a professional only, or can someone with basic repair stills do one on his own? Messing up the ABS worries me... Anything I should watch out for?

 

I am also not receiving any responses on my replacement tire post. What tires are everyone using for this vehicle?

 

Thanks again!

 

 

Sweden

Thanks for the responses!

 

Now, How about the replacement? Is this a job for a professional only, or can someone with basic repair stills do one on his own? Messing up the ABS worries me... Anything I should watch out for?

 

I am also not receiving any responses on my replacement tire post. What tires are everyone using for this vehicle?

 

Thanks again!

 

 

Sweden

 

This can be done on your own quite easly, it is so simple that a brake shop should be embarassed to charge people to change the pads, rotors and calipers on Legacys :-)

 

More than likely you have suffered premature wear on the pads and rotors if the caliper has been sticky for a while so you might be looking at a complete brake job on the front. If you caught it soon enough and everything is fine it will take you longer to jack the car up and take off the wheel than it will to change the caliper.

 

If you didn't and you need rotors and pads, you can change them too with minimal effort. The hardest part is finding somebody to help you bleed the brakes after you change the calipers.

 

The ABS sensor should not be a problem just be aware of it and don't beat on it with a hammer :-)

 

As for tires (I didn't see your post) but I will tell you the Bridgestone Duellers we put on our 96 OBW SUCK. Let me be clear, THEY REALLY REALLY SUCK!!! I have been happy with the Yokohamas (sp) Avid H4s on my 93 Legacy. A touch of road noise but the radio is still louder :-)

 

Good luck!

Sorry but the board says city Sweden, not country, as far as Auto Zone in the country of Sweden you can use the internet to order and have U.P.S. world wide delivery.

My experience has been that ordering anything from the states is cost-inhibitive. The tariff charge often doubles the price of the item and that's before the steep shipping charge. I'll see if I can hunt one down here. I had no problems with the pads, so I don't expect the caliper to be a problem.

 

 

Sweden

Sweden, is most of the auto parts in Sweden made there? Most of our after market parts are made out of the U.S. and then shipped in tariff free.

When working on ABS, or really any brake system, use the brake bleeder screw to expell fluid when pushing back the caliper pistons. Don't let the system go dry and get air in the ABS pump. Other than that, no problems and if you do screw up, someone can still fix it.