ABS brakes

[Chris Joyce]

Hey again,

I posted this before, but I need help again. 01 ST, when I stop or turn into a parking spot my ABS seems to kick in and I can't stop quickly. Todd Z told me to check the ABS ring or the sensor connector is loose. This might be a dumb question, but where are they?

 

[Kevin Palmer]

01 has a ring on the back-side of each rotor. You will see a wire running to a sensor. The sensor reads the ring. If the ring is very dirty or has trapped metal chips or high volume of brake dust on it sometimes it creates an issue with the ABS...

 

[Chris Joyce]

great thanks, what do you reccomend to clean the brake dust off the ring with?

 

[Todd Z]

Use an enviromentally friendly cleaner, the harsh ones can damage the rubber parts..

Todd Z

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Some break cleaners are more harsh than others. If you can get a nice stream of water from a hose in there it is better then nothing..

 

[Bill Ellis]

Had that happen on A Chevy. Figured it was dirt sensor rings; drove fast through a deep puddle; problem gone. The ring is magnetic and will pickup small steel particles over time which will confuse the sensors. Spray them with the garden hose to dislodge the dirt.