How to perform a Brake Pad Set replacement on a Subaru Legacy?

Start the brake pad replacement by loosening its wheel lug nuts, lifting either the front end or rear end of the vehicle off ground and then placing it on jackstands. If you are working on rear brakes remove the wheels and release parking brake lever. Drain about two-thirds of fluid from master cylinder reservoir and place the drain pan under brake assembly. Before starting, use only a brake system cleaner to wash down everything in your complete brake assembly, without blowing off any dust with compressed air. To substitute front pads for brakes press pistons into caliper(s) using C-clamp in order to make space for new pads after which take away lower caliper bolt (on lower pin) and swing upward caliper to reach out pads. In case if it is necessary to detach a caliper completely get both bolts out of it but do not let hang a caliper by means of its hose for braking. Removing outer brake pad together with shims as well as inner one with followings shims also taking away lower and upper anti-rattle clips thereof that need to be inspected plus washed for re-use or replacement if they are damaged. Guide pins together with lock pins should be properly lubricated using high-temperature grease, respectively. Apply anti-squeal compound on the backing plates of new pads and assemble them together with their shims. The guide pin can be slid back onto caliper if removed previously so that one may fold it over their fresh shoes and later fix in place by tightening caliper bolts up accordingly . Before installing cause these components must be cleaned and checked such that any corroded ones or those that are broken cannot be replaced besides ensuring they are tightly secured at all times , this is when you install the 2nd set of guide along with lock pins through the holes provided in slide abutment area . After reinstalling wheels put back shoe hold-down springs thereby lowering vehicle while tightening wheel lug nuts at same time . Brake fluid should be filled up to master cylinder reservoir , brake pedal ought to be pumped a few times to set pads against disc and later recheck the fluid level. Finally, before driving in traffic test the brake operation by applying light brake pressure several times that seat pads prior making heavy brake applications.

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Subaru Legacy Brake Pads Front
Part Number: 26296SG000
$87.11 MSRP: $126.25
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- Other Name: Pad Kit Front; Front Pads
- Position: Front
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2016-2019 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Touring, 3.6R, 3.6R Limited, 3.6R Premium, 3.6R Touring | 2.5L H4, 3.6L H6
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Subaru Legacy Pad Kit Rear
Part Number: 26696AL000
$66.47 MSRP: $96.33
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Rear Disk Brake; Brake Pads
- Position: Rear
- Replaced by: 26696AL020
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2015-2016 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 3.6R, 3.6R Limited, 3.6R Premium | 2.5L H4, 3.6L H6
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Subaru Legacy Pad Kit Rear
Part Number: 26696AL01A
$66.47 MSRP: $96.33
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Rear Disk Brake; Rear Pads
- Position: Rear
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2017-2019 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Sport, 2.5i Touring, 3.6R, 3.6R Limited, 3.6R Premium, 3.6R Touring | 2.5L H4, 3.6L H6
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Subaru Legacy Pad Kit R
Part Number: 26696AN00A
$64.96 MSRP: $94.15
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Product Specifications
- Position: Rear
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2020-2021 Subaru Legacy | 2.4R F/R-O, 2.4R Limited, 2.4R Touring, 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Sport, 2.5i Touring | 2.4L H4 DIT, 2.5L H4 DI
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit Front
Part Number: 26296AJ010
$68.97 MSRP: $99.95
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Front Disk Brake; Brake Pads, Front Pads
- Position: Front
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2011-2014 Subaru Legacy | 2.5GT Limited, 2.5GT Premium, 3.6R, 3.6R Limited, 3.6R Premium, 3.6R Touring | 2.5L H4 Turbo, 3.6L H6
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit Rear
Part Number: 26696AG051
$62.70 MSRP: $90.87
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Rear Disk Brake; Brake Pads, Rear Pads
- Position: Rear
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2011-2014 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Sport, 2.5i Touring | 2.5L H4 DOHC, 2.5L H4 SOHC
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit Rear
Part Number: 26696AG031
$65.96 MSRP: $95.60
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Rear Disk Brake; Brake Pads, Rear Pads
- Position: Rear
- Replaces: 26696AG030
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2006-2011 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Base, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 3.0R, 3.0R Limited, 3.0R LL-Bean, Base, GT, GT Limited, XT Limited | 2.5L H4, 2.5L H4 SOHC, 2.5L H4 Turbo, 3.0L H6
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Subaru Legacy Pad Kit F
Part Number: 26296AN00A
$72.45 MSRP: $105.00
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Product Specifications
- Position: Front
- Replaced by: 26296AN04A
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2020-2021 Subaru Legacy | 2.4R F/R-O, 2.4R Limited, 2.4R Touring, 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Sport, 2.5i Touring | 2.4L H4 DIT, 2.5L H4 DI
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Subaru Legacy Pad Kit Front
Part Number: 26296AL03A
$120.75 MSRP: $175.00
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Front Disk Brake
- Position: Front
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2016-2019 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Sport | 2.5L H4
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Subaru Legacy Pad Kit Front
Part Number: 26296VA000
$102.93 MSRP: $149.17
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Front Disk Brake; Brake Pads, Front Pads
- Position: Front
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2015 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 3.6R, 3.6R Limited, 3.6R Premium | 2.5L H4, 3.6L H6
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit Rear
Part Number: 26696XA011
$58.65 MSRP: $85.00
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Rear Disk Brake; Brake Pads, Rear Pads
- Position: Rear
- Replaces: 26696XA010, 26696XA000
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy | 2.5GT Limited, 2.5GT Premium, 3.6R, 3.6R Limited, 3.6R Premium, 3.6R Touring | 2.5L H4 Turbo, 3.6L H6
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit
Part Number: 26296AE160
$91.05 MSRP: $131.95
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- Other Name: Pad Kit-Front Disk Brake
- Position: Front
- Replaced by: 26296FG010
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2002-2012 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Base, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 3.0R, 3.0R Limited, 3.0R LL-Bean, Baja, Baja-B, Baja-S, Base, Brighton, Cold Weather, Flat6, Flat6 L.L.Bean, Flat6-S, GT, GT Limited, L, Limited, L-S, SUS Flat6, SUS Limited, XT Limited | 2.5L H4, 2.5L H4 SOHC, 2.5L H4 Turbo, 3.0L H6
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit Front
Part Number: 26296AJ02A
$97.80 MSRP: $141.73
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Front Disk Brake; Brake Pads, Front Pads
- Position: Front
- Replaced by: 26296SC011
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2013-2014 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Sport, 2.5i Touring | 2.5L H4 DOHC
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit Rear
Part Number: 26696AG030
$65.96 MSRP: $95.60
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Rear Disk Brake
- Position: Rear
- Replaced by: 26696AG031
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2006-2011 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Base, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium, 3.0R, 3.0R Limited, 3.0R LL-Bean, Base, GT, GT Limited, XT Limited | 2.5L H4, 2.5L H4 SOHC, 2.5L H4 Turbo, 3.0L H6
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit Front
Part Number: 26296AG000
$96.59 MSRP: $139.98
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Front Disk Brake
- Position: Front
- Replaced by: 26296AG051
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2005-2006 Subaru Legacy | GT, GT Limited | 2.5L H4 Turbo
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Subaru Legacy Pad Kit Front
Part Number: 26296AL000
$123.91 MSRP: $179.58
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Front Disk Brake; Brake Pads, Front Pads
- Position: Front
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2015 Subaru Legacy | 2.5i, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Premium | 2.5L H4
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit Front
Part Number: 26296XA000
$81.94 MSRP: $118.75
You Save: $36.81 (31%)
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Front Disk Brake
- Position: Front
- Replaced by: 26296XA010
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2011 Subaru Legacy | 2.5GT Limited, 2.5GT Premium, 3.6R, 3.6R Limited, 3.6R Premium | 2.5L H4 Turbo, 3.6L H6
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Subaru Legacy PAD KIT
Part Number: 26296AN04A
$72.45 MSRP: $105.00
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Product Specifications
- Replaces: 26296AN00B, 26296AN00A
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2024-2025 Subaru Legacy | 4 Cyl 2.4L, 4 Cyl 2.5L
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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Kit
Part Number: 26696AE020
$55.73 MSRP: $80.77
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Pad Kit-Rear Disk Brake; Brake Pads, Rear Pads
- Position: Rear
- Replaces: 26696FC002, 26696FC001, 26696FC000
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2000-2004 Subaru Legacy | Baja, Baja-B, Baja-S, Base, Brighton, Cold Weather, Flat6, Flat6 L.L.Bean, Flat6-S, GT, L, L-S, Limited, SUS Flat6, SUS Limited | 2.5L H4, 2.5L H4 Turbo, 3.0L H6
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Subaru Legacy PAD KIT R
Part Number: 26696AN04A
$69.00 MSRP: $100.00
You Save: $31.00 (31%)
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Product Specifications
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Subaru's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2024-2025 Subaru Legacy | 4 Cyl 2.4L, 4 Cyl 2.5L

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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Set

The Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Set uses friction to decelerate the automobile by squeezing the rotating brake rotors. Each Brake Pad Set consists of a steel backing plate with a friction lining bonded onto it, with a backer and lining for each rotor inside each caliper. The lining can withstand temperatures up to about 400 degrees Fahrenheit and wears down over time, so the Brake Pad Set comes with material that can withstand the heat and wear down accordingly. Wear sensors alert an early warning when the lining reaches Subaru's specified minimum thickness for replacement. When the Brake Pad Set wears out too much, installing a new one keeps the rotors nice and the distances consistent. Thanks to its fitment to Legacy models, the Brake Pad Set delivers fade-free performance in normal driving by transferring a thin film of friction material to the rotor surface. The materials that Subaru applied for the brakes on the Legacy were metals and synthetic materials. The materials achieve the desired effect and friction, durability, and noise level. Thus, drivers can have predictable brake feeling. Utilizing the hydraulic caliper and ventilated rotors found on many Subaru Legacy systems, the set reliably turns kinetic energy into manageable heat.

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Subaru Legacy Brake Pad Set Parts Questions & Experts Answers

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How to perform a Brake Pad Set replacement on a Subaru Legacy?
Posted by Joshua N.
A:
Start the brake pad replacement by loosening its wheel lug nuts, lifting either the front end or rear end of the vehicle off ground and then placing it on jackstands. If you are working on rear brakes remove the wheels and release parking brake lever. Drain about two-thirds of fluid from master cylinder reservoir and place the drain pan under brake assembly. Before starting, use only a brake system cleaner to wash down everything in your complete brake assembly, without blowing off any dust with compressed air. To substitute front pads for brakes press pistons into caliper(s) using C-clamp in order to make space for new pads after which take away lower caliper bolt (on lower pin) and swing upward caliper to reach out pads. In case if it is necessary to detach a caliper completely get both bolts out of it but do not let hang a caliper by means of its hose for braking. Removing outer brake pad together with shims as well as inner one with followings shims also taking away lower and upper anti-rattle clips thereof that need to be inspected plus washed for re-use or replacement if they are damaged. Guide pins together with lock pins should be properly lubricated using high-temperature grease, respectively. Apply anti-squeal compound on the backing plates of new pads and assemble them together with their shims. The guide pin can be slid back onto caliper if removed previously so that one may fold it over their fresh shoes and later fix in place by tightening caliper bolts up accordingly . Before installing cause these components must be cleaned and checked such that any corroded ones or those that are broken cannot be replaced besides ensuring they are tightly secured at all times , this is when you install the 2nd set of guide along with lock pins through the holes provided in slide abutment area . After reinstalling wheels put back shoe hold-down springs thereby lowering vehicle while tightening wheel lug nuts at same time . Brake fluid should be filled up to master cylinder reservoir , brake pedal ought to be pumped a few times to set pads against disc and later recheck the fluid level. Finally, before driving in traffic test the brake operation by applying light brake pressure several times that seat pads prior making heavy brake applications.
Answered by Subaru Parts Specialist Diego / Sep 22, 2025