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1st post brake question - 12/25/2006 1:48:46 PM
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03rubicon
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Hi, real rookie here, I have a 98 Z71 pickup with 74,000 miles on it, lately the brakes are pulsing quite often, does this mean the sensors are bad? is there a way to just disconnect and no longer have anti lock brakes? is this something I would want to do? had a guy tell me there was a way to do this as he paid 600$ for new brake sensors and had he known he would have just disconnected the sensors. Thanks in advance.
Frank
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RE: 1st post brake question - 12/25/2006 11:42:15 PM
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golfer
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Hi, real rookie here, I have a 98 Z71 pickup with 74,000 miles on it, lately the brakes are pulsing quite often, does this mean the sensors are bad? If the ABS light isn't on then likely it's a problem with the brakes themselves... example warped rotors will cause the pedal to pulse.
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is there a way to just disconnect and no longer have anti lock brakes? Yes , but why would you want to disable the ABS brakes ?
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is this something I would want to do? NO
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had a guy tell me there was a way to do this as he paid 600$ for new brake sensors and had he known he would have just disconnected the sensors He could have not payed $600 in the first place and just left them alone ... bad advice.
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RE: 1st post brake question - 12/26/2006 5:22:48 PM
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03rubicon
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Golfer, I appreciate your reply, the brakes are pulsing and collapsing like they would if on a slippery surface about 50% of the time, no abs light lit, if warped rotors would I not feel it all the time? I was told if the abs were disconnected it would then just act like a normal brake, is this not the case?
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RE: 1st post brake question - 12/26/2006 9:05:12 PM
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golfer
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ORIGINAL: 03rubicon
Golfer, I appreciate your reply, the brakes are pulsing and collapsing like they would if on a slippery surface about 50% of the time,no abs light lit, Are you hearing the ABS actuator coming on when the brakes are pulsing ? If the ABS light is not on likely it's not a fault of that system.
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if warped rotors would I not feel it all the time? The warped rotors was just an example that was not to say that's your problem. Examples of other things like bad shocks or worn wheel bearings will affect braking performance.
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I was told if the abs were disconnected it would then just act like a normal brake, is this not the case?
Yes , in the event of a problem with the ABS system the brakes will always revert to standard braking systems ( lock up ), but again why would you want to disable the ABS braking system?
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