Anthenium Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Okay, I have a '91 Loayale wagon. It came with the completely lame rear drums. The car stopped, but the brakes feel spongy, and doesn't really feel like Good Brakes should. But, I found a set of disks for $120 on this Fine Site! (Thanks Baccaruda!) So I set aside a day to do this, printed out the procedure, again posted on this FINE site, ( http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49975 ) and went to work! First problem, well, at first there weren't any. The 1st side came of perfectly. Even the brakeline wsa a breeze! Put the disk on. Done! (I did actually not tighten the line, but I caught that before bleeding!) On the the next side. I couldn't get the brake line off! It stripped. I tried every Nut Loosener and still couldn't get it to budge with Vise-Grips. So, I tried the line going into the backing plate. He Scores! Came right off. So, I had an extra 6" of brake line. Everything goes on, and it's time to bleed the lines. I had both back tires off, and the rear up on jackstands, just to make it easier. These cars have a wierd bleading patern. D-Front, P-Rear, P-Fron, D-Rear. I guess the resivoir runs back to a block or manifold, the the distribution point is just in front of the D-Rear tire. Whatever. I get my GirlFriend to Pump 'em up, and Gooosh! Bleeding great! She starts pumping them up again, and she says "It's not pumping up!" I look in the resivoir, and it's empty! I fill it, and she pumps, sucks it dry. I look at the ground, and brake fluid everywhere! I had a line so rusty that it ruptured. I have to believe that, since I did not disturbed this line in any way, that it was about to go, and probably would've the next time I drove this car. Kinda scary, considering all the kids that play in the street where I live. SO, now I've got the car at a brake shop, having all the lines checked, and replacing the crust/rusty ones. But the brakes should be good after that! The procedure posted is AWESOME! It took me about 2 - 3 hours from start to, well, Rupture! I'll post more when I get the BanditWagon back. Fat Tony - http://www.smashbandits.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Please, Post Pics... I wanna do the Rear Disc Conversion Too... Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthenium Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 Hey L-2.7! Sure. I'll post some. Have you looked at the link at how to do this? Good pictures there, along with Step-byStep instructions. I figured your Loyale would have triple Disks! Fat Tony - http://www.smashbandits.com Please, Post Pics... I wanna do the Rear Disc Conversion Too... Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley willis Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 i WAS gonna do the rear disc conversion on my hatch, but the only FWD car in the local junkyard with rear discs was crushed a few days ago... there is an xt in the yard that hit a deer or something, too bad its 4wd. i know...i COULD do a fwd to 4wd swap, but some rust holes are telling me otherwise. besides, next week im picking up a MINT 91 loyale with d/r for the low low price of 500 bucks. the owner complains of it misfiring...i'm leaning towards improper cam timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now