brake light and abs light come on

mywhite89

mywhite89

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Working on my buddy's 89 thunderbird sc, whenever he hits the brakes, the brake light and abs light comes on and the brakes have a funny feel to them initially. Anybody with a solution? I am guessing the accumulator ball next to the master cylinder, but I havent looked at the car yet.
 
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yes its the ball it did the same thing to my sc. In my experiences you really don't have to fix it unless you want/need ABS. The brakes worked fine on mine I even felt the ball push back when I smashed the brake pedal all I got was both brake and ABS lights come on when I pressed the brakes. I also had a small leak at a junction block
 
he had a quick stop he had to make, and hit the back end of another car, didn't do much damage but that makes it worth just fixing
 
mywhite89 said:
he had a quick stop he had to make, and hit the back end of another car, didn't do much damage but that makes it worth just fixing
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well that sucks for the 6months I drove the car like that I never really had to stop quickly enough that ABS would have went on so I guess if he plans on driving the car like that than get it fixed like yesterday
 
www.priorreman.com Call them up and tell them what you need. Last I heard a few years ago was they were around $125.

Have you gone through Duffy's ABS article to make sure you have fully diagnosed the system?
 
I found a link to it, but the link was dead. Does anybody have an up to date link to that article? It'd be a shame if we lost that info. It is/was probably the best compilation of information on the early style ABS systems. It was also in an old Chargin' Thunder from 4-5 years ago, but you probably don't have access to that.
 
rather than start another thread with similar themes. I'll ask my question...becuase i think i may have the exact same problem.
My "brakes(!)" light stays lit while i drive but goes off when i use the brakes. My ABS works fine and the brakes even feel fine. I added fluid to it once already and it made the light go off, but now about a week or so later it's back on.

what could this be? I seem to be collecting a nice oil spot collection under the car and my buddy suspects the master cylinder might have a nice sized leak.

Any ideas?
 
well if your adding fluid your leaking it brake fluid then you have a leak brake fluid doesn't burn off or get used under normal instances, the only time its normal for brake fluid to evaporate is when the car has sat for a few years then it MIGHT start to evaportate but if your using the car regualry you should never add fluid unless your leaking it.
 
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