[V8] Re-occurring ABS light

Mark Kalbskopf gbmarc at cox.net
Sat Mar 21 20:22:44 PDT 2009


So, following the advice here to try and cure the scrubbing wheels on  
slow turns and the ABS light coming on,
I went out and tested all 4 ABS speed sensors.
I traced the wires back to their first connectors, two under the back  
seat and the front two, down low ahead of the front wheels.
I disconnected them and put the meter across the two contacts. All of  
them gave a consistent resistance of about 1100Ohms.
So, no indication that any one of them is failing.

I also notice something else now.
 From cold, I come to the stop sign at the top of the road, and apply  
the brakes.
The brake pedal goes down and brakes the car, at what seems to be a  
little higher up in its travel -
only then, suddenly it slips (minor panic) another inch and brakes  
again. After that it's fine.
WHen it does this, it's a bit like the ABS braking is kicking in for a  
single cycle or something.

Anyone experienced this?

Mark.



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