[WT-Audifans] ABS Questions

[Martin Pajak]

You want ABS off for driving in deep snow or on gravel.
The build up of "stuff" in front of the stopped (locked) tire slows you down quicker.

Also on sheer ice, ABS doesn't help much as experienced during the Ice Racing weekends up in Sundrige.

As for the light... I think there might be an ABS fuse....

Hope this helps.
Martin

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <zaphod at cansafe.com>
Reply-To: w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com
Date:  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:05:52 -0400

>During a recent rear wheel bearing change on a 1995 90Q, one of the ABS
>sensors was damaged. A replacement has been purchased, but not yet
>installed. I've never driven a car with ABS before so I don't have a lot of
>experience with it. My sense is that without it I have better control under
>hard braking. I don't do much hard braking, but when I do I want control.
>
>I'm looking for feedback on the pros & cons of running the car without ABS.
>I can see it being of much more value in the winter months than the summer.
>
>In the 1 incident I've had, I tapped the trailer hitch of an SUV when I
>didn't stop in time. It felt like I was sliding on marbles and I couldn't
>believe that I wasn't going to stop in time. I truly believe (or at least my
>ego tells me) that I would have avoided that incident without ABS.
>
>ABS or not, that darn dash light has got to go. I'm off on an extended road
>trip this week and I'd rather not look at that light for the whole trip. Is
>there any quick & easy way to disable the light in the short term?
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
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>Mr. Greville H. Bowles
>RR 5, Rockwood, Ontario CANADA
>Phone: (519) 856-0213
>E-mail: zaphod at cansafe.com
>'95 90Q
>'85 245 DL
>'83 GS650GL
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