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11-10-2003, 10:04 AM
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Brake waring Light
I have a 94 S-10 Blazer with ABS. The brake warring light came on the other day and was interttermittent but has become very steady. The pedal is lower. I checked the wheel cylinders and found one rear cylinder seeping fluid. I rebuilt both rear wheel cylinders. The warning light is still on. The pedal seemed to force very little fluid from the bleeder valves. I then replaced the master cylinder. Still no help and the rear brakes are not working. So I dug out a manual and find there are a few circuits that control that warning light. I disconnected the brake pressure switch. The warning light goes out. This would indicate the proportioning valve ( control valve) Can this be true? I have never had a proportioning valve go bad before.
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#2
11-12-2003, 02:50 PM
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yes it can be true, they do go out but not often
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#3
11-12-2003, 06:34 PM
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You may need to find a shop with a scan tool so that the trouble code can be cleared. My brake/abs light came on, I replaced a wheel speed sensor but the light stayed on. after clearing the trouble code, the lights went off.
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#4
11-13-2003, 07:38 AM
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Thanks for the replies. I will work on this problem more this weekend. What I intend to do is remove the pressure control valve and attempt to clean it. The thought being, the fluid when I started this was almost black, so dirt is a possibility. I believe that the pressures are controlled by different size holes so a dirt or something could foul it up.
As far as airforceone's suggestion. I have a scan tool and it revels no error codes. I did not expect it to since warning light is the standard brake light not the ABS light.
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#5
11-13-2003, 11:39 AM
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Re: Brake waring Light
Also remember that this truck has ABS. You will need to bleed the ABS module...which from what I remember was a royal PIA (pain in ass).
there were some special tools needed to depress the valves in the module and the proportioner valve to properly bleed the brakes.
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#6
11-13-2003, 02:06 PM
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Re: Brake waring Light
Yes it looks like bleeding the ABS module will be a real PITA. Does anyone have suggestions on bleeding this module. Since the entire hydraulic system will be open air will be in all lines. I want to flush all the old brake fluid out and start fresh
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#7
11-15-2003, 12:59 PM
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Re: Brake waring Light
Well it is fixed. The problem was the pressure control valve. I took the valve out. I noticed that each end had a 3/4' hex head so being as careful as I could be I loosened on end inside I found a plunger type of arrangement. I was removed and cleaned the rubber parts appeared in good condition so after cleaning I reassembled this end. The other end contained a different plunger and a fairly heavy spring. We need to detect pressure some how. After cleaning this end I assembled it back together. Installed the quasi rebuilt pressure control valve and bleed the system . A test drive show it brakes straight and true with no warning lights.
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