Hi Again
Thank you much for the information. I was told when i got my parts
car to look in the area where the door latches to see what year the
car was, and it says its an '89.
Aah, that. They start their production runs in like September or
something. It's probably a '90.
Yes it does have ABS. Now i just
got to thinking, because i also have an '88 I guess Loyale sedan, i
say i guess because i cant find the name of the car anywhere on the
body, anyway, i just went to check to make sure the legacy _is_ an
'89.
The Loyale will have the EA82 (1.8l) motor, the Legacy will have the
EJ22 (2.2l) The engine ID is stamped on the engine block, top, front,
just to the left of the center as you're looking at it. If there's too
much slime to see the ID number, EA82's had a distributor, the EJ22
has a coil pack under a plastic cover. What else? Oh; I think the
Loyales used that funny 13 inch rim right up to the end; early Legacys
will be 14 or 15 inch, 5 hole.
So because of the ABS i cannot swap the hub/axle is there any
thing that i can do that will keep me out of the auto parts store?
Well, I guess I phrased it wrong. The hub/axle parts will physically
_fit_, no problems, but you will lose the ABS, as the sender is on the
axle and the sensor is in the hub. If you go this route, also unplug
the ABS fuse. The brakes will continue to work just fine, but w/o the
ABS function. A warning light will come on to remind you of this. If
you get that far, you might take a look, but I don't recall there
being a way to accommodate the sensor on a non-ABS hub. You just might
be able to pry the sender (a notched ring) off of the ABS axle and
install it onto the non-ABS unit.
If you're real adventurous, I'm sure you could build an ABS set from
parts at hand, but we're talking a lot of work; new bearings,
dis-assemble and rebuild the axle, etc. Better off IMO, to hit a
salvage yard for the parts; might be able to get 'em to pull a
hub/axle/brake caliper as an assembly for about the same $$$ as any of
the individual parts alone. Be sure they come off of a lo-miles car,
as these are common wear-out parts on any Soobie. Parts from any
Legacy thru '94 anyway should exchange OK.
And since by this point you're already in up to your elbows, I'll add
that _if_ you find a low mileage car (ie.<50-70K), and yours has
more'n 150K or so, grab the entire front end including the struts and
control arms. Not too much extra work to install, but boy-o-boy what a
difference it'll make.
Maybe it is something else going wrong? What should i check? Thank
you again for the help!
Sure your wheels are on tight? Bent or badly out of balance wheel? Bad
tire? Try swapping the fronts and rears, or the wheels off of the
parts car (remember, they all gotta be the same size) to see if that
makes any difference. That's about all I can think of. Good luck.
ByeBye! S.
Steve Jernigan KG0MB
Laboratory Manager
Microelectronics Research
University of Colorado
(719) 262-3101