toolagit2qwit
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- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- Automatic
I have a 1990 ford ranger 2.9 v6 auto 4wd, 49k original miles. Have done a ton of searches on this issue and no clear fixes:
- Situation: replaced rear brakes and lines. Reservoir emptied due to leaking rear lines and wheel cylinders.
- Adjusted shoes and bled brakes. I have fluid coming out. Not as much like the fronts. I bled Rear Pass wheel first followed by driver rear. Test drove truck and jacked up. Rear brakes don’t stop the tires from spinning when pedal is depressed. Pedal feel is firm or normal. Parking Brake works great. Note: bench bled master too.
- ABS/Red Brake lights On and stay on. Code reads 5, I think (excessive actuations of dump valve during ABS braking). I get four quick flashes and one solid before it repeats. When I start the truck no abs/brake lights. As soon as I put truck in gear (automatic) lights illuminate. Master Cylinder is fine. New fluid, float works and I unplugged and cleaned connectors.
- Also new ABS speed sensor installed top of diff.
- I have read many threads but could not get a clear fix.
- I went to Ford dealership. You Do Not need the “Rotunda Star Tester” to bleed rabs1. I went to another dealership and they verified this.
- That leaves me with a) take rabs valve out and clean b) have a shop bleed with vacuum or c) buy new or refurb valve?
- I do not want to bypass.
Any thoughts or recommendations why the wheels won’t stop when depressing brake pedal? And rabs code solution?
Thank you in advance.
- Situation: replaced rear brakes and lines. Reservoir emptied due to leaking rear lines and wheel cylinders.
- Adjusted shoes and bled brakes. I have fluid coming out. Not as much like the fronts. I bled Rear Pass wheel first followed by driver rear. Test drove truck and jacked up. Rear brakes don’t stop the tires from spinning when pedal is depressed. Pedal feel is firm or normal. Parking Brake works great. Note: bench bled master too.
- ABS/Red Brake lights On and stay on. Code reads 5, I think (excessive actuations of dump valve during ABS braking). I get four quick flashes and one solid before it repeats. When I start the truck no abs/brake lights. As soon as I put truck in gear (automatic) lights illuminate. Master Cylinder is fine. New fluid, float works and I unplugged and cleaned connectors.
- Also new ABS speed sensor installed top of diff.
- I have read many threads but could not get a clear fix.
- I went to Ford dealership. You Do Not need the “Rotunda Star Tester” to bleed rabs1. I went to another dealership and they verified this.
- That leaves me with a) take rabs valve out and clean b) have a shop bleed with vacuum or c) buy new or refurb valve?
- I do not want to bypass.
Any thoughts or recommendations why the wheels won’t stop when depressing brake pedal? And rabs code solution?
Thank you in advance.