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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 06:49 PM
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Just a quick question. I had the braking system mostly redone on my 90 Dakota by a garage and now my ABS and Parking Brake light flashes at me. I was told it could be a rear wheel speed sensor or rear antilock brake sensor. Anyways, in a quest to fix this myself I am wondering if this is the culprit or would it be a bad fuse? Second off, can I buy that rear sensor brand new? Lastly, would pulling a fuse take care of the issue? BTW, my truck just has rear anti-locks on it. Also, could it be that the brake metering/proportioning valve needs reset? Thank you. I will post a video tomorrow if the weather works for me.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2013 | 08:14 PM
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do the brakes act up in any way? abs going nuts on dry pavement? even worse on wet? i had a simliar problem of the abs cycling on wet days causing me to lose almost all braking pressure. the sensor is a cheap part. i paid 13 bucks for mine and it fixed the problem.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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Hey Dodgeman1990 well, I went ahead and bought the Dorman sensor although I would have preferred the Mopar one. Anyways, I paid about $10 for the sensor. Now, the drama was removing the old sensor as it broke due to age and fatigue in that area. Anyways, so far the lights haven't came on and I now I have to put in gear oil and drive it.
 
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