Removal of ABS instructions
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The cars going in the garage this week cos somethings popped on the brakes
can anyone provide me with a set of instructions that i can give to an experienced mechanic for him to remove my ABS system?
and any materials i need to provide for the job?
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can anyone provide me with a set of instructions that i can give to an experienced mechanic for him to remove my ABS system?
and any materials i need to provide for the job?
Cheers
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P.s. to anyone answering this, if it turns out my master cylinder has gone, is there any other choice in replacinng it i.e. performance master cylinder made by one of the big brands in the brake business??
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First you remove the modulators then you make new copper brake pipes from the master cylinder to each t-connection on the inner wings. Use a non-abs resevoir. If you just want to disable the ABS, remove the modulator belts.
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go here click on escort s2 / abs removal
http://www.rsbible.co.uk/
heres a diagram the red pipes are your new pipes you need to join up after you have removed it![Top](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smile011.gif)
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heres a diagram the red pipes are your new pipes you need to join up after you have removed it
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so i just get under the car, take off the belts and no abs? with no problems? sounds too good to be true!
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As for the master cylinder upgrade i have a Mk5 Fiesta one fitted to mine with the ABS removed even the modulators and extra piping.
Well worth it there's onltya few people i know of with the Fiesta master cylinder, i don't know much about the conversion as company called ALD did it for me.
Well worth it there's onltya few people i know of with the Fiesta master cylinder, i don't know much about the conversion as company called ALD did it for me.
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Originally Posted by Johnny Knoxville
As for the master cylinder upgrade i have a Mk5 Fiesta one fitted to mine with the ABS removed even the modulators and extra piping.
Well worth it there's onltya few people i know of with the Fiesta master cylinder, i don't know much about the conversion as company called ALD did it for me.
Well worth it there's onltya few people i know of with the Fiesta master cylinder, i don't know much about the conversion as company called ALD did it for me.
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A lot better feel
zvhturbo on here has done the conversion and he can also tell you what its like. I've been told that fitting a bigger master cylinder is not alway best.
zvhturbo on here has done the conversion and he can also tell you what its like. I've been told that fitting a bigger master cylinder is not alway best.
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Hmmmm, well ive got to put a bigger one on mine cos theres too much travel now with the uprated brakes.
If you have any more info on that fiesta MS mod i'd be interested to see that
If you have any more info on that fiesta MS mod i'd be interested to see that
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"This compromised of nothing more than getting a few parts from another Escort(XR3i). I used, master cylinder reservoir, compensators, and the front pipework." - RSBIBLE.co.uk
ive just ordered a new Non ABS Master cylinder cos mines fucked, and ive ordered the reserviour from fords, what the hell are compensators?? my mechanic has said he will make the piping up himself.
ive just ordered a new Non ABS Master cylinder cos mines fucked, and ive ordered the reserviour from fords, what the hell are compensators?? my mechanic has said he will make the piping up himself.
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and ive just been to fords now and the guys shown me on the computer that on mk 4 escorts its either ABS or no ABS.
He said XR3is have ABS
Correct or incorrect??
Secondly i have a non ABS Master cylinder coming this afternoon for a mk4 escort from Autoparts, could be any mk4 escort.....is this going to be good enough to run my brakes on the RS?????
He said XR3is have ABS
Correct or incorrect??
Secondly i have a non ABS Master cylinder coming this afternoon for a mk4 escort from Autoparts, could be any mk4 escort.....is this going to be good enough to run my brakes on the RS?????
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Right, MK4's came in both ABD and NON, it was a optional extra.
The master cylinder you are best buying is the S2 NON ABS item. S2's have the biggest ones. With a NON ABS one u can simply get the brake lines off any NON ABS MK4 if you want to.
The compensators reduce the braking load to the back wheels for safety, ABS cars have "load aportioning" compensators, they are linked to suspension and vary depending on what the car is doing. NON ABD cars have fixed rate compensators under the bonnet
The master cylinder you are best buying is the S2 NON ABS item. S2's have the biggest ones. With a NON ABS one u can simply get the brake lines off any NON ABS MK4 if you want to.
The compensators reduce the braking load to the back wheels for safety, ABS cars have "load aportioning" compensators, they are linked to suspension and vary depending on what the car is doing. NON ABD cars have fixed rate compensators under the bonnet
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well safechav i now have in my possession a master cylinder that is apparently off a non abs turbo
the only difference to the one thats on there is an extra nipple at the end furthest from the servo, have pics but photoshop is down for maintenance.
sorry about this link coming back up but i need to know, as the pic above off LEE RS shows no link to a modulator when running the new pipes (in red).
the only difference to the one thats on there is an extra nipple at the end furthest from the servo, have pics but photoshop is down for maintenance.
sorry about this link coming back up but i need to know, as the pic above off LEE RS shows no link to a modulator when running the new pipes (in red).
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Easy calm down
The way Lee has shown it runs the rear compensators, but they are wank, and a common MOT failure aswell.
Have you got a picture of your new master cylinder? It should have an extra 2 outlets on it
Also what number has it got stamped on the side. Should be 25, if its 23 or 22 you've been skanked
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The way Lee has shown it runs the rear compensators, but they are wank, and a common MOT failure aswell.
Have you got a picture of your new master cylinder? It should have an extra 2 outlets on it
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The yellow circles and arrows indicate the 4 outlets.
The red circle is where the size stamping is on the opposite side. Although it doesn't look like an original master cylinder, looks like a Lucas one.
Can you see the size?
The red circle is where the size stamping is on the opposite side. Although it doesn't look like an original master cylinder, looks like a Lucas one.
Can you see the size?
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the one thats on there now is a ford original, its got a nice big 25 on the side.....the one ive bought is from PartCo, Ł40. Its got a small 62.1 on one side of it and d 4 22 on the other side.
heres the one on there now
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just keep your original master cylinder change the reservoir to a xr3i non abs one as it as not got the 2 outlets then the two conections on your master cylinder the back one goes to the left hand side and the front one to the right hand side job done look at the pic again
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Mate, that 22 on the one side sounds a bit unhopeful.......
Best way, measure the diameter of the open end as thats the cylinder size. I thought it looked small........
Lee.............that siggy..............CHORED!!!!!!!!!!!
Best way, measure the diameter of the open end as thats the cylinder size. I thought it looked small........
Lee.............that siggy..............CHORED!!!!!!!!!!!
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Are you sure you MS has gone, they're really reliable on these cars. One other thing aswell..........change that fucking brake servo its shagged!!!!!
I bet you a jam tart a new servo will make the brakes LOADS better aswell as how the engine idles.................
I bet you a jam tart a new servo will make the brakes LOADS better aswell as how the engine idles.................
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i was just gonna say do you want the sig safe chav
dont even know your name lol
didnt know your master cylinder was fooked thought you was just changing it to get rid of your abs lol
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didnt know your master cylinder was fooked thought you was just changing it to get rid of your abs lol
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i was just gonna say do you want the sig safe chav
dont even know your name lol
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Yahhhhhhhhhh too late mate its been CHOREDDDDDDDD
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AHHH i think i get you now LEEE
if i have the single 'input' reservoir, i can just keep the plug over the second hole that the other reserviour would have been in and job done?
if i have the single 'input' reservoir, i can just keep the plug over the second hole that the other reserviour would have been in and job done?
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Not inputs????
Outputs
Your master cylinder has 2 outputs, they run to opposite sides of the inner wings, anr are both split to make 4 pipes, one for each wheel.
So, you can either do as Lee's very pretty makes it easy type of thing diagram says, and bypass the ABS modulators (simpler option)
OR
Get a NON ABS master cylinder with 4 outputs, and either re-pipe the car with copper or original NO ABS pipes and at the same time remove the rear adjusting compensators for fixed rate ones (the BETTER option)
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Your master cylinder has 2 outputs, they run to opposite sides of the inner wings, anr are both split to make 4 pipes, one for each wheel.
So, you can either do as Lee's very pretty makes it easy type of thing diagram says, and bypass the ABS modulators (simpler option)
OR
Get a NON ABS master cylinder with 4 outputs, and either re-pipe the car with copper or original NO ABS pipes and at the same time remove the rear adjusting compensators for fixed rate ones (the BETTER option)
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Originally Posted by C14KEE
will a little plastic plug really keep the pressure in the system!???
Hopefully my post above this one is clear enough to understand
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