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ABS on the fritz?? 700 1988

Ladies and Gents,
I have an 88 744T m46 with 240k. I recently drove the car to New Orleans from NE Ohio and on the way down I noticed that the ABS started operating under normal breaking conditions. Specifically, right before the car actually comes to a complete halt is when I hear and feel the pedal do its song and dance. Thanks for your help.

By the way, my car which I practically stole from somebody for $300 took me and two friends to New Olreans and back without a hitch. In addition, I was please to get 28-29 mpg on the way down at 85mph which was a mpg figure I hadent seen in the car before. Also, right before I was supposed to go down I noticed a gas leak from underneath the car. What to do? Instead of patching or replacing the metal pipe that runs from the tank to the main pump I went to Lowes and pick up ten feet of soft copper tubing and molded a new piece and strapped it down. Seems to be ok so far but I was more than skeptical at first. Just a sidenote for those shady budget minded collegiate diy'ers

Jesse








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    ABS on the fritz?? 700 1988

    Basically, the wheel sensors are dirty. That is the most common cause for oversensitive ABS brakes. It isn't a big deal to clean them, you just have to take off the calipers and the rotors to get to the sensors. Or you can remove the sensors from the back. Depends if you're doing brake work or not, which one you'll do. The little bolt that holds the sensor into the strut looks as if it might be prone to breakage or corrosion. Iv'e never had one break, but I could see it happening. That's why I usually wait until I have to do brake work until I clean the sensors.
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    Chris Herbst, near Chicago.







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