[V8] ABS Problem?

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Yes on point #1.  Not sure about #2.  Did your ABS light come on?

Regardless -- I'm still betting you have a sticking caliper..

Ingo

On May 10, 2006, at 9:18 PM, Jeremy Ward wrote:

> Would a stuck caliper cause the vehicle to slow down if you took  
> your foot
> off the gas?  Would the red brake light come on on the cluster?
>
> Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check it out.
>
> - Jeremy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:i.rautenberg at waratap.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:41 PM
> To: Jeremy Ward
> Cc: 'Ed Kellock'; V8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] ABS Problem?
>
> Jeremy,
>
> You may very well have a sticking caliper (from my experience).  You
> can check either with your hand (after a short drive, of course) or
> an infrared temp meter to see if you have a sticking caliper.
> Compare both rears to each other and the same with the fronts.
> Fronts will be much hotter anyway.
>
> HTH
>
> Ingo
> '84 urq - '91 V8 5 spd - '93 V8 - '90 V8 (project)
>
>
>
> On May 10, 2006, at 8:04 PM, Jeremy Ward wrote:
>
>> Full tank there, too.  Nothing (major) leaking under the car.
>>
>> I was thinking perhaps la bomba, but I replaced it with a new one
>> last fall.
>> It had been sitting around for a while, but was new...
>>
>> Related question:
>> Should I assume that if the check engine light is not on (mine is a
>> California car) that means there are no codes?  Would an ABS code
>> show up by
>> blink things out?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> - Jeremy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Ed Kellock
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:49 PM
>> To: V8 at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [V8] ABS Problem?
>>
>> Low Pentosin?
>>
>> That same BRAKE light comes on when assist pressure is low.  The
>> pulsation
>> is also consitent with inconsistent assist pressure being produced
>> by low
>> fluid
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> On 5/10/06, Jeremy Ward <jward.v8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> So I drove to work today and the car was behaving itself.  Got in
>>> it at
>>> lunchtime and the (parking)brake light never went out on the
>>> dash.  This
>>> can
>>> sometimes be caused by low brake fluid, so I popped the hood -
>>> alles gut,
>>> brake reservoir was full.
>>>
>>> Car seemed to drive normal at first, but after stepping on the
>>> brakes a
>>> few
>>> times, the brake pedal started to shutter (like when you dynamite  
>>> the
>>> brakes
>>> and the ABS kicks in) and stopping distance was greatly
>>> increased.  If you
>>> are sitting at a stoplight and press down the break pedal 'extra
>>> good', it
>>> shudders then too (but not when you are holding your foot at a  
>>> normal
>>> pressure).
>>>
>>> Tried turning off the ABS switch on the dash - no difference.
>>> Checked all
>>> the fuses - good.  Pulled the ABS relay - its fuse was good and
>>> the orange
>>> AntiLock Off light came on.
>>>
>>> I am able to pull into parking spots OK so I don't think it is
>>> locking the
>>> diff...  (that is a telltale sign of an ABS sensor, right?)
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> - Jeremy
>>>
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