How I got my ABS warning light to go off.

Jim Green jeg1976 at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 28 13:43:36 EDT 2001


--- mike mcclurg <rrrrraudi at yahoo.com> wrote:
> How I got my ABS warning light to go off.
> 
> The patient: '89 100q
> 
> Probably just a basic, routine maintenance procedure
> for all the older Audi's. Remove the "relay" looking
> thing on the auxiliary relay panel inside left hand
> knee board. Not a relay at all, but contains 3
> circuit
> boards masterfully crammed into a case. Take it
> apart
> carefully. Kind of hard to remove the cover. Clean
> up
> the circuit boards, remelt the solder on suspicious
> looking joints, and apply contact cleaner on the
> contact blades. Any of these three step could have
> been the one that solved the problem. All I know is
> that the light does not come on or flash
> intermittently. Car brakes normally and if you try
> to
> lock up the wheels on a slippery surface (I tried it
> in a grass field) the ABS comes on normally. Oh
> yeah,
> I know the light works because I can turn it on with
> the manual disable switch.
> 
> Question - What is the purpose of the fuse socket on
> the top of the unit (similar to the socket on the
> fuel
> pump relay)?
> 
> Mike
> '89 100q
> '85 4ksq
> 
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Cool, looks like I have a project for tonight!

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/

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