Reatta Man Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 A new accumulator (about $75 + shipping on the internet, $151 from your local Buick parts department) fixed my intermittent ABS and brake light and s spongy brake pedal on my '90 coupe! <P>For those of you not familiar with it, the accumulator is that black round cylinder just to the right of the white plastifc brake fluid reservoir. I highly recommend this to anyone with the original accumulator in place, along with a complete brake fluid flush ($20 at the local Brake Check repair shop).<P>I posted the part number and the web site in an earlier post. The installation took 15 minutes and cured the problem as soon as the system repressurized. <P>What a difference good brakes make when doing 75++ MPH on Texas freeways!<P>Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 That's great news, Joe. Watch those FM roads in TX (the ones with 65 MPH speed limits and tractors that pull out in front of you in the "valleys" just past that hill you're approaching. Really crummy sight distances there. Need good brakes!).<P>It is also "nice" in a way that you had some sort of warning of the deterioration in your braking system. I never felt any sponginess, and, of course, my sensors were burned out and so the dash lights never came on. I sure wish I'd known about Wally's test back then, I might've learned early on that my sensors didn't work.<P>But whatever, that's a great bargain for your repair and I think it should give people some hope that if they find a problem it need not necessarily become a horror story.<P>Did you do the accumulator swapout yourself?<BR> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reatta Man Posted October 16, 2000 Author Share Posted October 16, 2000 Thanks! Yes, I did it myself. It takes a allen wrench, I think it was 5/16".<P>I didn't know that when the wheel sensors burned out, the dash light wouldn't come on. <P>Good luck with yours!<P>Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2000 Share Posted October 19, 2000 i can't seem to find the part number or from whom you ordered the accumulator for 75.00, i need one. thanks for your help, trackman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rong Posted October 19, 2000 Share Posted October 19, 2000 The part # is 25528382 and can be ordered from <A HREF="http://www.gmpartsdirect.com." TARGET=_blank>www.gmpartsdirect.com.</A> Their price is $74.91. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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