[Shotimes] brakes funny after new pads - kinda long

[Ron DeReus]

Yep - ABS light lights on startup, never seen it after startup

Ron DeReus

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From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ron Porter
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:13 PM
To: 'Ron DeReus'; 'Shotimes'
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] brakes funny after new pads - kinda long


I stumbled across your original post as I was cleaning the inbox....

AFAIK, the ABS controller will set a code, turn on the ABS Light, and
deactivate the system when it finds an error. I had this when my '95 MTX
needed a new ABS controller. A dealer can read any codes, but there may not
be any if the light isn't on. Make sure that the dash light is functioning
at start-up.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Ron DeReus
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 3:33 PM
To: Shotimes
Subject: [Shotimes] brakes funny after new pads - kinda long


Ok, I got new PFCM pads installed on all 4 corners this week - 6014's front
and 6104's rear; found a couple frozen sliders I fixed, too.  Surfaced all
the rotors; none needed replaced, I'm guessing they're factory still.  Never
cracked a bleeder - when compressing the caliper pistons, just let it go
back to the master cylinder.

Took it out for a drive, and it acts like I have no power assist now- spongy
until it the brakes start to work, but then I can stand on them for all I'm
worth and not get them to lock up OR get the ABS to kick in.  I thought
maybe they needed bedded in, so I did about four 60-0 stops until I started
to smell them, drove several miles back home to allow them to cool, and
parked it for the night.  But 3 days of normal driving later, they still
don't seem right.  I had some other guys at work drive it, and one of them
did get the brakes to lockup, and he thinks the ABS computer needs reset,
like a Bronco or something he used to have.  How do I do this?  I did try to
dump the normal computer while doing the brakes (battery out, pressed on the
brake pedal for a minute or so to dump the memory.)

I have ATE brake fluid on the way from Raceshopper, so we will be flushing
and bleeding the system this week if this is all I need.

TIA

Ron DeReus
95MTX
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