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Anyone bypass their RWAL?

Old Mar 23, 2013 | 01:37 AM
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I mean, to get the components from a junk yard and patch 'em in the dodge trucks.. My rear brakes get no pressure at all, and have been boiling water for years. I just replaced the front brakes again, after eating through them, ... it took two years to wear through lifetime warranty brakes, again.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 10:04 AM
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ABS systems are far to integrated into the rest of the electrical system to transplant one from another make. Would be simple matter to bypass the RWAL on our trucks though, all it is is a block with a couple solenoids on it. Of course, that would probably have your ABS lite coming on on a fairly regular basis.

You need to figger out why your rears aren't doing anything though...... I doubt that is a product of the abs.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
ABS systems are far to integrated into the rest of the electrical system to transplant one from another make. Would be simple matter to bypass the RWAL on our trucks though, all it is is a block with a couple solenoids on it. Of course, that would probably have your ABS lite coming on on a fairly regular basis.

You need to figger out why your rears aren't doing anything though...... I doubt that is a product of the abs.
+1. Fix the problem, don't bypass a good safety feature, would be my recommendation as well.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 08:50 AM
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I had the same problem. Just took it to get a brake job(I usually do it myself) and had them adjust for me. Or you can google the procedures to adjust it yourself. Just involves taking the rear wheels of and a flat head screw driver. But recently I'm getting lazy
 
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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 03:54 PM
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I have by passed my RWAL, very simple, took all of 2 minutes.
I had braking issues and replaced every part in the system except the RWAL control.
By passed it and all is right with the world again.
I have never liked anti-lock on any vehicle.
 
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