"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Paul of Dayton" <plus1111@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Hi folks -
>>
>> I am looking at a decent 95 T&C that has ABS problems - - diagnosis is
>> "Front Brakes 20% Pressure - Ac***ulator pressure down ".
>>
>> Any ideas as to what this will take to fix? As far as I can tell, the
> major
>> ABS problems were on vans before 1995. Otherwise, all the van needs is
> new
>> plugs and wires. Tranny recently rebuilt, all other stuff seems ok.
>>
>> Any ideas, suggestions, stuff to share?
>>
>
> Whatever the problem it will have to be repaired at a dealer.
>
> The pre 96 ABS designs were completely proprietary and Chrysler
> did not release interface do***entation to the scantool manufacturers,
> you cannot even bleed the brake system without a genuine Chrysler
> DRB scanner.
>
> The ABS design in 93, 94, 95 were the Bendix 4, the design is fine.
>
> The ABS design prior to this is the Bendix 10, the design is
ass-backwards
> and although you can keep it running, it will consume repair parts on a
> regular basis.
>
> How many miles are on this and what are you looking at paying?
>
> It's not a common failure for ABS in the 93, 94, 95 series of vans.
> I'd suspect some shadetree mechanic replaced a caliper or master
> cylinder and didn't take the vehicle in to be bled at the dealer, or
> they didn't periodically flush the brake fluid and water got into the
> system and corroded the lines. Is there any fluid leakage in any
> of the lines?
>
> This could be a pretty spendy repair. If it was me and I got the
> van for free I might take it, gut the ABS system and replace it
> with wrecking yard ABS parts, then take it in for bleeding and
> cross my fingers. You really have to get under it and take wheels
> off and such and really look closely at the condition of all the brake
> lines, calipers, etc.
>
> Both my 94 and 95 T&C's have original factory ABS, no problems.
>
> Ted
>
Thanks Ted. It has 186k on it and it is close to free. The asking price
is
$800 - negotiable. For just a few hundred more, I bet I can find a van
that
I can just get into and drive.
I have more thinking to do but I am looking away from it, now.
Paul
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