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(Message started by: michaelelise on Oct 19^th, 2010, 4:42pm)

Title: RE: ABS/TC
Post by michaelelise on Oct 19^th, 2010, 4:42pm

Hi all I fitted new front suspension, springs and shocks over the weekend. All went well but now I have the dreaded abs/tc lights on from start up and they do not go out. I renewed the unit a couple of months ago as it developed the same fault and all was well until I done the suspension. I have checked the connections and cleaned the cogs by the sensors to no avail. Just wondering if there are any more tips or ideas anyone could come up with. Indecently I had someone change the tyres on the car and that’s when the abs/tc light came on last time. I changed the unit and all was well am I missing something? Does undoing the sensors at the wheel arch do something to the unit?

Any ideas welcome.

Kind Regards

Michael

Title: Re: RE: ABS/TC
Post by gozz on Oct 19^th, 2010, 4:55pm

Have you driven the car since you did the work to allow it to reset ?
GOZZ.

Title: Re: ABS/TC
Post by michaelelise on Oct 19^th, 2010, 5:05pm

Hi gozz,

Yes I have driven the car about 90 miles since the weekend.

Title: Re: RE: ABS/TC
Post by PJDavis on Oct 19^th, 2010, 6:37pm

Aren't the sensors quite sensitive? So if you had to do any bashing about the suspension, the transfer of force might damage them?

Title: Re: RE: ABS/TC
Post by michaelelise on Oct 20^th, 2010, 2:23pm

Thanks all.

It suddenly started to work today.

Michael

Title: Re: ABS/TC
Post by Mike H on Oct 20^th, 2010, 7:48pm

It came up before putting 1 or 2 new tyres on increases the diameter of the affected wheels slightly. Ergo, slightly different rotational speeds relative to the other wheels which is interpreted as a ABS sensor fault. (?)