Willy Eckerslike

New Member

• Oct 24, 2006

• #21

Diesels rely on a little vacum pump driven off the engine down by the injector pump for brake assistance, follow the rubber hose coming off the brake servo.

 

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mattb

New Member

• Oct 25, 2006

• #22

pindie said:

Serious now. MattB When your pedal only moves a bit do you mean about 10% of the pedal travel, meeting resistance and now braking power, if you are then I think we are both in deep stuff. I now test brake before I need to brake properly. Sorry if your following. P.s. Someone once said only dead fish go with the flow.

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thats correct its scary i only use my van now until sorted

 

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pindie

New Member

• Oct 25, 2006

• #23

Have you tried disconecting the plug that comes of the ABS block betwween the washer bottle and the air filter? That is what was diconnected on mine and I never had a prob then. Red and black wires or red and brown... only two of them. Try it you might stop.

 

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mattb

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• Oct 28, 2006

• #24

sorry for the long delay been busy the idea of me disconecting the wires did not work pedal is still hard

 

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pindie

New Member

• Oct 30, 2006

• #25

HMMM, Do you know if air in the brake system would cause our dilemma? I am going to try a bleed and see what happens. Do you have any dash lights on or other electrical gremlins? as I do. Just found that the fuel pump electricle connector has been disconnected! do you know what difference this would make?

 

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mattb

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• Oct 31, 2006

• #26

thats funny you said that the last job to be done was a rear hub oil seal would that have needed all the brakes to be taken off they might not have beeb blead right then and now its showing

 

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pindie

New Member

• Mar 19, 2007

• #27

It has since been recommended that i leave it undone and since doing so have had not one problem. Chap did say that the system was an afterthought by L/R? Maybe the reason it is pants.

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tombo999

New Member

• Mar 21, 2007

• #28

Hi,
I hope that this may help you because when I first brought my 300 tdi I had the same problem with my brakes after days of checking it was a ABS sensor on the rear hub took the sensor out cleaned it made sure it was sitting correctley in it's location.

 

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totaloon

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• Jan 7, 2010

• #29

Hi did you ever find out what was wrong with your brakes as i have the same problem with my mk1 freelander

 

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pindie

New Member

• Oct 3, 2010

• #30

Yes. The abs is a duff system. Its now disconnected and I have never a an issue since and the disco still stops well and under control - even with mud tyres so I am happy to leave it off.