brake issues
lucasi_1
11-29-2011, 04:02 PM
first of all hello to all!!
okay i have a 2001 taurus wagon with brake issues now. i changed the pads and the rotors in the rear and now everytime i give it brake it feels like when you stopping in ice or snow where the abs is trying not to make the car slide? i've taken these things off 4 times even replaced the new rotors with another new pair cause i thought maybe one was warped. i've bleed the brakes and it still does it. didn't do this before i changed them BUT the rear brakes were metal to metal when i changed them. any ideas? i think the calipers are fine no shaking at all its just everytime you stop the abs or something is making a noise and you can feel the pedal pulsate
okay i have a 2001 taurus wagon with brake issues now. i changed the pads and the rotors in the rear and now everytime i give it brake it feels like when you stopping in ice or snow where the abs is trying not to make the car slide? i've taken these things off 4 times even replaced the new rotors with another new pair cause i thought maybe one was warped. i've bleed the brakes and it still does it. didn't do this before i changed them BUT the rear brakes were metal to metal when i changed them. any ideas? i think the calipers are fine no shaking at all its just everytime you stop the abs or something is making a noise and you can feel the pedal pulsate
tempfixit
11-29-2011, 05:12 PM
first of all hello to all!!
okay i have a 2001 taurus wagon with brake issues now. i changed the pads and the rotors in the rear and now everytime i give it brake it feels like when you stopping in ice or snow where the abs is trying not to make the car slide? i've taken these things off 4 times even replaced the new rotors with another new pair cause i thought maybe one was warped. i've bleed the brakes and it still does it. didn't do this before i changed them BUT the rear brakes were metal to metal when i changed them. any ideas? i think the calipers are fine no shaking at all its just everytime you stop the abs or something is making a noise and you can feel the pedal pulsate
Have you cleaned the abs sensor and ring on the rear axles?? I take it this did not happen before installing new rotors and pads. Double check to make sure the wiring to the sensors did not break.
okay i have a 2001 taurus wagon with brake issues now. i changed the pads and the rotors in the rear and now everytime i give it brake it feels like when you stopping in ice or snow where the abs is trying not to make the car slide? i've taken these things off 4 times even replaced the new rotors with another new pair cause i thought maybe one was warped. i've bleed the brakes and it still does it. didn't do this before i changed them BUT the rear brakes were metal to metal when i changed them. any ideas? i think the calipers are fine no shaking at all its just everytime you stop the abs or something is making a noise and you can feel the pedal pulsate
Have you cleaned the abs sensor and ring on the rear axles?? I take it this did not happen before installing new rotors and pads. Double check to make sure the wiring to the sensors did not break.
lucasi_1
11-29-2011, 06:16 PM
well i don't see any abs sensors on the back of this car nor any wiring. car isn't throwing any codes either. i've changed hundreds of brakes and never seen this happen before....mind boggling
lucasi_1
11-29-2011, 07:55 PM
well i talked to my buddy and he told me with the engine off to pull the abs fuse out which i did and it stop the problem and it stops great. so would that be the abs speed sensor? and will it hurt to leave the fuse out til i can get back to working on it?
tempfixit
11-29-2011, 09:21 PM
well i talked to my buddy and he told me with the engine off to pull the abs fuse out which i did and it stop the problem and it stops great. so would that be the abs speed sensor? and will it hurt to leave the fuse out til i can get back to working on it?\
No. 8 in the lower pic is the abs sensor and No 3 shows the sensor ring. WIth the fuse removed the brakes work just older vehicles without abs brake system. ABS codes cannot be retrieved with a regular engine code reader, you need a ABS code reader, which would direct you to the problem wheel.
http://arrc.ebscohost.com/statics/fd/images/pubs/auxf/~ws-v-b/1875/a0017454.gif
No. 8 in the lower pic is the abs sensor and No 3 shows the sensor ring. WIth the fuse removed the brakes work just older vehicles without abs brake system. ABS codes cannot be retrieved with a regular engine code reader, you need a ABS code reader, which would direct you to the problem wheel.
http://arrc.ebscohost.com/statics/fd/images/pubs/auxf/~ws-v-b/1875/a0017454.gif
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