Brake problem
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2wd saph and the brakes are no as they should be, the pedal feels spongy and when coming to a hault the motor starts to run and pushes against your foot whilst on the pedal, I dont have any lights on its almost as if it has no assistance until it comes to a slow stop speed.
Any help greatly received
Steve
Any help greatly received
Steve
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i had weird problems with my brakes, pedal pushing back pump running at odd times, turned out that a complete change of fluid fixed all problems, looked at old fluid and water was floating in it, as brake fluid takes on water, and my car had been lying for a while,
just a thought.
just a thought.
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well the low speed pulsating sounds like an abs issue which could be down to a sensor. fixed that problem on my brothers nissan. did exactly the same thing and it was due to a duff sensor.
spongy pedal is probably due to old fluid or air in the system somewhere. when was it last changed? for the small cost of a ltr of fluid and the little time it take with a gunsen eezybleed i'd change it!
also, what condition are the discs and pads in and are any callipers seized?
spongy pedal is probably due to old fluid or air in the system somewhere. when was it last changed? for the small cost of a ltr of fluid and the little time it take with a gunsen eezybleed i'd change it!
also, what condition are the discs and pads in and are any callipers seized?
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fluid definately needs changing then as it absorbs moisture over time regardless of use.
get it changed and see if that improves things then we can go from there.
i still think theres an abs fault though but one thing at a time.
get it changed and see if that improves things then we can go from there.
i still think theres an abs fault though but one thing at a time.
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just etst all the sensors to see what they read, any that read out will be the prime suspects ![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
there were 3 values if i remember, 2 for the sierra and another for the granada as they had more shielding on them to stop any electrical interference as they ran more leccy bits
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there were 3 values if i remember, 2 for the sierra and another for the granada as they had more shielding on them to stop any electrical interference as they ran more leccy bits
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Well i've just tested the sensors and the results are:
Left front (pins 7 and 25) = 1016Ω
Right front (pins 5 and 23) = 1036Ω
Left rear (pins 4 and 22) = 1042Ω
Right rear (pins 6 and 24) = 1024Ω
This was through the ABS ECU multi-plug and they all appear to be within tolerance.
Left front (pins 7 and 25) = 1016Ω
Right front (pins 5 and 23) = 1036Ω
Left rear (pins 4 and 22) = 1042Ω
Right rear (pins 6 and 24) = 1024Ω
This was through the ABS ECU multi-plug and they all appear to be within tolerance.
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I cleaned the sensors and rings last weekend.
Also note that it does'nt kickback all the time, its tends to do it the first time i brake in the morning and then only every now and again when driving but only at slow speeds.
I think i did have a slight leak on the front brake lines after i replaced them but i niped them up and its seems to be fine now (keeping an eye on it).
As said i'm going to replace the rears and then bleed the system and hopefully cure the problem.
Thanks for your help.
Also note that it does'nt kickback all the time, its tends to do it the first time i brake in the morning and then only every now and again when driving but only at slow speeds.
I think i did have a slight leak on the front brake lines after i replaced them but i niped them up and its seems to be fine now (keeping an eye on it).
As said i'm going to replace the rears and then bleed the system and hopefully cure the problem.
Thanks for your help.
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No problem, you can try it but I doubt fluid would cause it.
I have (and always have had the same problem) I have cleaned 3 or the 4 sensors but cannot remove the offside front one, and don't want to force it as I think it will damage it or worse I am left with part of it stuck in the bore, and they are astromically expensive to buy new as well!
It's a discrepency of wheel speed between different wheels that is being detected, so binding brakes for example would cause the same issue.
Martin
I have (and always have had the same problem) I have cleaned 3 or the 4 sensors but cannot remove the offside front one, and don't want to force it as I think it will damage it or worse I am left with part of it stuck in the bore, and they are astromically expensive to buy new as well!
It's a discrepency of wheel speed between different wheels that is being detected, so binding brakes for example would cause the same issue.
Martin
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