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bosox1134

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abs coming on under normal conditions
« on: February 02, 2009, 08:00:09 PM »
my abs has been coming on under any condition. but only when the car came to a complete stop at the very last second. at first i thought that maybe it was to cold and that the tires were to hard causing them to slip but today it was 50 degrees and dry and the abs was working whenever i came to a complete stop.

BazE30

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abs coming on under normal conditions
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 03:09:50 AM »
A couple of things maybe be going wrong there.

There is a gear like sprocket on the inside of the 2 front wheels at the back of the brake disc's, these are used by an ABS 'skid' sensor which senses a wheel lock up at speed even at 5mph.  I had this problem where just as I pulling into a car space, the ABS clicks in and I can barely stop the car.  

So just jack up the car and pull a wheel of and check that the sensor is good, clean and not damaged.  Then have a look at the gear like sprocket I mentioned, that its not clogged up with dirt or even badly corroded with rust.

Hope this helps!