2001 Prius - Brake Actuator Replacement Issue

Ideally that would be correct if everybody had the $1,700 for a Gen 2 brake actuator assembly I'm sure that's that's what they would do I have changed several with used actuators most have been successful I have one right now that failed the minute it was bolted on the car. Usually I'm pretty careful I have towing lots that call me when they take one of these cars in A lot of these cars are pulled in from dealerships and repair shops where the person is on their last nerve with the nonsense so many times I get these cars in every part has been replaced on the car except the last one they were told the next $1,800 repair they said no many times these paperwork is in the glove box and I do read. So that's one way it can be done sometimes the JDM importers the people that bring the engines in from the Asian market where they have more stringent requirements than we do for getting cars off the road these companies can locate you the part in the Japanese equivalent car Don't start worrying about what side the steering wheel might be on they generally know what they're doing. It is also possible that you might be able to call some companies like down in Conyers Georgia USA there are some important sports salvage yards down there that have miles of Prius Rows and miles. Many of these yards advertise on eBay ringing one or two of them up and finding out what they can do could be quite easy depending upon where you are in the world other than that now you are understanding about old car restoration almost venturing into the classic type of stuff costly time-consuming oh and by the way good luck.

 

My 2002 Prius just underwent a brake booster/accumulator replacement at a local Toyota dealer (symptom: leaking accumulator causing actuator to continually re-cycle). The part (no. 47071-47010, pump sub-assy., brake) cost about $2,000 (ouch!) for the OEM replacement. I was charged for six (6) hours of labor @$160/hr., total labor $960. With $55-worth of brake fluid and state sales tax, the grand total came to $3,200. I consider this to be a fair price for the work performed, and I now have a functioning car again---a lot cheaper than buying a new car! Fortunately the actuator is functioning; that essential part is no longer available new, as OP has posted above. This particular malfunction did not set any codes; the diagnosis was made from empirical evidence and my description of the problem. If you add up all of the major repair work this car has needed (HV battery replacement, complete exhaust system, body work for rust and a roof repaint, and this latest job, plus a few other less costly jobs, but not including routine maintenance stuff like gasoline, tires, oil changes, state inspections, etc., etc.), I would put the total spent at around $10-12K over the course of 21 years, or an average of $500-600 /year----a very acceptable and reasonable amount, IMO, to maintain a vehicle like the Classic in good running order.

I love this car!

 

I have this parts available for sale. Bought two parts cars within the last month with working brake systems. I need one for a car I have, but i can sell you the other. The car is just drove to Houston from a Denver auction has 224k miles. The other car has less, IIRC around 180k, but I've driven it about a mile with no problems. Both cars were in wrecks (one hit in the side, the other from the back, so probably not driver's fault), so you gotta assume they were working at the time and nothing about the wrecks would have affected them.

Anyway, I try to help folks out here with cheap parts, but this one does require a bit of labor to remove and package for shipment. LMK if you wanna go that route and I'll figure out a price.

 

It can be especially important with Gen 1 to be clear about which piece is needed, because there are several, and the names aren't quite like what people got familiar with in the later generations.



There's a "booster (power supply portion)" which is really the pump plus accumulator, and a "booster (master cylinder portion)" which is the master cylinder plus the actual booster, and an "actuator" that goes roughly amidships between them.

 

I don't recall that much changed in that department among the years of Gen 1.

 

I have these parts. Known good.

 

I got it and responded. Just LMK which part you need.

Not positive, but I recall seeing a similar post from Mr. Chapman and seems like it was describing a change in the names of each part, or at least how some sources referred to each one, from year to year, and not the parts changing themselves.

 

Name changes between generations, definitely. Within generations, not that I've noticed.

The problem of different sources calling them different things has been forever, though.

And eBay sellers will generally list a part by throwing in every name they've ever heard for any part of the system.