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Grazbag
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:49 pm |
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I have just started up my 1992 K plate and the ABS light has not extinguished. I replaced the rear discs about 2 months ago and the fronts were also changed about 1 year ago.
Is it a tricky repair or are there any "easy fixs" or things to take a look at first that may have caused it? I assume its still ok to drive, it means I just havent got ABS at the moment?
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bbracer16valver
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:23 pm |
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Dan
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:03 pm |
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1992 could be either Bendix ABS or bosch. If its bendix, good luck, as the brakes WILL NOT WORK. And there is no way of repairing it, just removing it. |
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Dan
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:08 pm |
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Way to tellk is look down the passenger side of the engine bay, if you see a ball like object, then its bendix. |
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Grazbag
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Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:10 am |
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Thankfully I have driven it since and there are no braking issues so I can only assume that its a bosche, phew by the sounds of it!!!
If it si a wheel sensor then is it a fairly easy repair job and is there away of narrowing down which wheel it might be?? |
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Chet T16
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Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:44 am |
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| 1992 could be either Bendix ABS or bosch. If its bendix, good luck, as the brakes WILL NOT WORK. And there is no way of repairing it, just removing it. |
Thats a bit of an extreme comment to be fair! |
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Neal
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Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:19 am |
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Yeah, in some cases Bendix will continue working in non-ABS mode, it's just that in some cases you lose all braking when it goes. Just depends what the exact fault with the unit is I guess.
Autodata has an excellent section dedicated to troubleshooting the ABS, including how to get it to display error codes. Might be worth looking at. |
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andy 16v
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Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:34 pm |
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have a go at cleaning the sensors up first then see. its usually the passenger side front thats the problem (its the one that gets all the crap off the road) |
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