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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 11:22 AM
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Do people really flush their brake fluid every two years??
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 01:37 PM
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Have you had the brakes bled?
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 02:20 PM
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Do people really flush their brake fluid every two years??

Strangely enough, people change their oil from 3,000 - 15,000 intervals. Why should other maintenance be ignored?
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 04:44 PM
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So i replaced the abs sensor in the pumpkin, And still have the problem. I pulled the rear diff cover off, and inspected everything inside. No chipped or damaged teeth. ABS ring looks perfect. As of now I have the ABS fuse pulled out so I can drive it and stop safely. Could it be the abs motor itself? Not really sure what else could cause the problem. As i said in my first post... If im stopping for a stop sign or light, at 25 mph and under the abs motor kicks in and feels like im sliding on ice while stopping...

And I told him he needs to replace the flex lines, so he is going to do that

Any other ideas???
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 04:51 PM
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Well, if you just want to throw money at it, replace both front wheel speed sensors as well.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 06:12 PM
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Replace the flex line first.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 06:57 PM
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Do people really flush their brake fluid every two years??
"He Saved A Few Bucks On Brake Fluid" would be a very unflattering epitaph, so I bleed my brakes every Spring after they've taken up the winter's water, and every second year it's a full flush bleed. My wife's really glad that I bought a power bleeder so she's not stuck doing its job any more.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 07:03 PM
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So i replaced the abs sensor in the pumpkin, And still have the problem. I pulled the rear diff cover off, and inspected everything inside. No chipped or damaged teeth. ABS ring looks perfect. As of now I have the ABS fuse pulled out so I can drive it and stop safely. Could it be the abs motor itself? Not really sure what else could cause the problem. As i said in my first post... If im stopping for a stop sign or light, at 25 mph and under the abs motor kicks in and feels like im sliding on ice while stopping...

I told him to replace replace both flex lines, he said hes going to order them

Any other ideas?
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 07:04 PM
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The sensor for the rear was only $12, so we tried that. Next is going to be the flex lines
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 08:43 PM
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Are the brake and abs lights on? If so it set a fault code. If you can get it (i believe you have to ground out a terminal on the obd port for your year) it would give you a better idea of what is going on with abs.
 
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