 Re: ABS Brakes
richard garneau wrote:
> Ian, thats exactly what they replaced on my Montana 2002. The front
> l/s hub !!! man oh man, thank God that was on warranty. what they
> were thinking.... is there a way for a mechanic a home to open the
> housing ( pressing off the brg) and fixing the probe gear or probe
> wire ?
I suppose a person could try, but we simply don't get into that
at all. (It's not our money, and all that). Front wheel bearing
and hub replacements on the U-vans are very common. Either
ABS problems, or noise problems. I just did one on a Trailblazer
last week, the bearing and hub cost over $1000 dollars canadian.
Fortunately, it was under warranty.
> I will not likely spend money on ABS if I really can avoid it. Can
> you damage something if you just decide to ignore the stupid light ?
No, not really. Most of the newer systems really do simply default
to the base hydraulic brakes. There is very little chance that anything
in the modulator valve will screw up and affect the base brakes. There
were some older model ABS systems that were quite integrated, in
other words, the brake assist was also supplied by the abs system,
and then there were some models that use electric motors and gear
systems to move the valves, these could get stuck in bad positions
and cause problems. But the newer systems seem to be fairly
foolproof when there is a "detected" ABS problem.
Ian
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