[Shotimes] rear abs brakes

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

Brett:
 Consider installing the brake bias plugs instead of messing around with the
brake bias valve. The valve only cuts the pressure to the rear brakes
depending on the level/load of the rear body of the car. It has nothing to do
with the ABS. The plugs are cheaper than a new valve. If your really cheap,
just remove the old valves and modify them to be just plugs.  After you remove
them it's pretty easy to see what to do. The valve is on the drivers side at
the rear. It's attached to the body but has a linkage that's bolted onto the
front rear control arm. If  your car has lived in the rust belt you can count
on this being one solid mass of metal!

 2 separate plugs. One for each side of the rear brakes. The valves are under
the external flapper arm. I like to remove the entire valve and work on the
bench. That way you can remove all the studs and other hardware so it's a very
clean install when your done. Use flare nut wrenches on your brake line
fitting so you don't round off the corners.
 Here is a thread from the SHO Forum:
http://tinyurl.com/6wkdw

 Just watch out for misinformation. One person posted that his LR wheel locked
up after this mod. This is impossible with a working ABS system. A lot more BS
on the forum but a lot more things discussed too!
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> after 4 months, 6 new brake pads, 3 new (rebuilt) calipers, and 2 new rear
> brake lines, i finially have a different diagnosis about my rear brake
> problems. The garage that i took it too called it a Rear ABS Proportion
> Valve, and the local Ford dealership called it a Valve Assembly Brake Load
> Sensor Porportion.
>
> Anybody have any knowledge about these things, and if it is worth it to pay
> the garage i took it to the 45 bucks an hour? The Ford dealership said it
> would take about an hour to put on. I think that i have enough patience to
> mess with this thing, if its not all that hard to fix. Im not even sure
> where the thing is located, so any info would be appreciated!!!
>
>
> thanks,
>
> Brett Lykins
> Maysville, Kentucky
> 1993 SHO