ABS
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From: Frustration
Originally Posted by Dembo,Jun 28 2008, 06:16 PM
There's a bit of the dual carrigway out of Banbury that has lots of horrible ruts in the road and once I nearly didn't stop before the roundabout because of the ABS took away all the braking power.
Clearly your second problem is brake fade, although quite how you've managed to get them smoking I don't know. Are they partly seized?
No, no seizure.
TBH, I really do think my pads are crap. Sure I was booting it, but I was pretty shocked at how much it took to kill them
Was very suprised at how hot the rears got too!
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Originally Posted by AquilaEagle,Jun 28 2008, 07:17 PM
Hyper is a driving god. 
Sounds to me like one channel went mental and you then got brake fade.
Maybe boiled the fluid givethe ABS pump a problem?
Decent pads, new RBF600 fluid and braided hoses! (no issues here!)
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Originally Posted by MB,Jun 28 2008, 07:21 PM
Probably after some of your DIY work where you decided to remove bits you deemend to be surplus to requirements 
What I did check when I was looking was the clearence between caliper and wheel. About 1.5"
If pads/discs don't work out (and I can't see any reason why they wont), at least I have space for BBK
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abs will stay active until you completely release the brake pedal.
so if you get it to activate (I used to get it over wet ridges/manholes etc it stays on until the pedal was released.) just release and re apply .
second problem is unassociated.
most importantly the abs system is only as good as your tyres.
so if you get it to activate (I used to get it over wet ridges/manholes etc it stays on until the pedal was released.) just release and re apply .
second problem is unassociated.
most importantly the abs system is only as good as your tyres.
