Re: i am back...need help already

From: Alberto Aguirre Jr (bluedoberman@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Feb 20 2006 - 14:23:06 EST


hmm brake lamp switch...Well I know the lamps work
when I back out of my apartment cause they reflect in
the neighbors windows. it could be
malfunctioning...Thanks I'll check that too.

--- Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.Com wrote:

>
> Yea, I'd check for a loose wire somewhere. The
> Antilock Brake Controller (CAB)
> monitors input signals from the rear wheel speed
> sensor, brake lamp switch,
> brake warning lamp switch, reset switch and 4WD
> switch (on a 4x4) and outputs
> signals to the RWAL Valve, ABS Warning Lamp and
> brake warning lamp and the
> speedometer.
>
> If one of those inputs are lost, all kinds of things
> are going to light up or
> not work correctly. Since it seems to happen when
> you apply the brake or hit a
> bump, besides checking the rear wheel sensor, I
> would check the leads from the
> brake lamp switch. A loose or shorted wire could
> cause what you are describing.
>
> Walt
>
>
>
> In article
>
<20060220090839.82042.qmail@web50401.mail.yahoo.com>,
> bluedoberman@yahoo.com (Alberto Aguirre Jr) writes:
> >
> >
> > Well I know I have it because I have changed it
> before
> > about 3-4 years ago. Its a little plug that has no
> > moving parts and screws in on top of the rear
> > differential. I have a '98 so maybe thats why. I
> had
> > the BRAKE & ABS light on before all the time and
> > changing that fixed it. It is intermittent this
> time.
> > I turn off the truck and when I start it goes
> away,
> > until I hit a decent bump. Maybe it just has a
> loose
> > connection and dont need to replace it at all, but
> it
> > probably doesnt have anything to so with the ABS
> > triggering only when I am applying the brake and I
> hit
> > bumps.
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