`95 Legacy ABS Brake unit needs replaced

[Bradley Walker]

Hello all,

I took my mom's car into the dealership this morning after noticing the
emergency brake light was staying on in the dash panel as well as brake
fluid levels being dangerous low. Upon the service rep at the dealership
having a technician look it over, they discovered that the Nippon A.B.S.
brake unit was failing in the vehicle. It was leaking brake fluid at a slow
rate causing it to mist back over the wheel well area and it has already
started to eat away at the paint there. The service rep (a computer
customer of mine) was very concerned because the Nippon A.B.S. unit costs
$1400 for them to purchase and he didn't want to do that and highly urged me
to possibly find another one out of a `95 Legacy L subaru if at all possible
to cut down on the $2100 quote price. $1400 was for the ABS unit, $250 was
for the labor, and the remaining $450 was for boot/coupler/housing? units
for along the wheels/axles. The service rep also said they would have to
bleed the brake lines and use a special machine to suction out all the air
and fluids after installing this new ABS unit and before putting in new
fluids. These are all first time replacements for these items because they
just have worn out. The car is nearly 11 years old with 285,000 miles.

MY QUESTION is does anyone know besides local salvage yards where I could
possibly get a Nippon A.B.S. unit for `95 Subaru Legacy L wagons? The
service rep highly suggested I check out alternative sources for this item
so my mom isn't stuck with a $1400 part cost. I will be checking local
salvage yards but I'm curious if anyone on here knows where there could be
one of these even online at a highly reduced cost.

Also if I get any trolls who say "tell her to buy a new car", you will get
ignored. The only option right now is getting this fixed and moving
forward.

Brad

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

Hello all,

I took my mom's car into the dealership this morning after noticing the
emergency brake light was staying on in the dash panel as well as brake
fluid levels being dangerous low. Upon the service rep at the dealership
having a technician look it over, they discovered that the Nippon A.B.S.
brake unit was failing in the vehicle. It was leaking brake fluid at a slow
rate causing it to mist back over the wheel well area and it has already
started to eat away at the paint there. The service rep (a computer
customer of mine) was very concerned because the Nippon A.B.S. unit costs
$1400 for them to purchase and he didn't want to do that and highly urged me
to possibly find another one out of a `95 Legacy L subaru if at all possible
to cut down on the $2100 quote price. $1400 was for the ABS unit, $250 was
for the labor, and the remaining $450 was for boot/coupler/housing? units
for along the wheels/axles. The service rep also said they would have to
bleed the brake lines and use a special machine to suction out all the air
and fluids after installing this new ABS unit and before putting in new
fluids. These are all first time replacements for these items because they
just have worn out. The car is nearly 11 years old with 285,000 miles.

MY QUESTION is does anyone know besides local salvage yards where I could
possibly get a Nippon A.B.S. unit for `95 Subaru Legacy L wagons? The
service rep highly suggested I check out alternative sources for this item
so my mom isn't stuck with a $1400 part cost. I will be checking local
salvage yards but I'm curious if anyone on here knows where there could be
one of these even online at a highly reduced cost.

Also if I get any trolls who say "tell her to buy a new car", you will get
ignored. The only option right now is getting this fixed and moving
forward.

Brad

I'm wondering if NOT fixing it could be an option? We did fairly well
without ABS for decades. Sure, its a nice safety feature, but not having
it certainly doesn't make the car a death trap.(assuming the rest of the
braking systems is OK)

You might ask about used parts over at www.usmb.net . Those guys know
how to keep soobs on the road. maybe there is soneone that knows how to
rebuild your ABS unit or some other , less expensive, option.

Carl

 

[Bradley Walker]

Carl,

Based on what this service rep. said, is that the brake fluid is pumped
through this unit and it is directly tied into the main brake lines and
brake fluid. It's leaking fluid and partially not functioning at this
point. He did say with certainity that if repair was not done, the brake
fluid would continue to leak out, the ABS would not function, and eventually
all brakes would cease to function at all. Appearantly it's a *must repair*
options only.

Thanks for the URL, I'll post there as well.

Brad