i own a 1991 range rover county and my brake peddle got stiff and the abs pump stopped working. What would cause the abs pump to stop working?
brakes question
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Your truck is 22 years old. ABS pumps get worn and tired and give up. This part failed on my RRC, but it started wheezing and groaning before it did, so the warning signs were clear. Call Will Tillery, Marty Powell, Paul Grant, or one of the other used Rover parts vendors that frequent this site (start by looking in the Parts Wanted or Parts for Sale sections, you'll find them there). One of those guys can sell you working replacement parts at a reasonable price. You also might consider investing $40 in a Motive pressure brake bleeder, which will make the job much easier. There's a ton of useful info on Discoweb, so use the search function, ask questions, and you can get your Rangie's brakes back in shape without much difficulty. Good luck.
Could be a sensor that just needs to be pushed back in, could be accumulator ball has lost it's charge, could be the pump motor has failed, there are lots of possibilities, is the problem intermittant? We cant offer much specific help without more specific information.
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when i hit where the pressure switch is it started to work then all of a sudden hitting it wasnt working. and now the brakes are very stiff where you have to really put pressure on the peddle to stop it
yes I understand all that- was it sitting a long time before you bought it? then this happened, and you havent driven it much since?
its been sitting for 6 years and for a year i been driving it and once the year hit the abs pump went out
ya really. if i have only thought about doing the brake fluid at the time that i had jiffy lube do a complete oil change and flushed and flushed the power steering i would have them do the brakes
ok was just thinking would it be possible that it went bad due to putting dot 3 brake fluid in???
On my 95 SWB, the pressure sensor quit on the ABS pump. Replaced it with a working sensor off a dead pump, and it worked.
Ok, I have been posting to ur questions and now read the words Jiffy Lube. You need to get a Workshop Manual and work on your Rover. Or at least get an understanding of the mechanicals / electrical side of it. The beasts are pretty maintenance heavy if you want some degree of reliability with it.
can some one post a picture of a rrc brake calipers, my front seems to missing some stuff but im not sure. hence why im asking about pics of the front calipers
1991LRrrc said:
I posted this reference on someone's query as to electrical docs and shop manuals, I guess you haven’t seen it. Here it is again.
http://soother.tv/diy/rangerover/classic_ocr.pdf
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1991LRrrc said:
Sent you a PM referencing a RRC specific forum that you might find useful. lots of maint issues with pics.
ok got one more brake question. i have found out what my front brake caliper is missing and would it cause the brakes to not work right heres the link of the part that im talking about
http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/STC8575.cfm
http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/STC8575.cfm
1991LRrrc said:
The purpose for pin/slide springs is to keep the pads off the rotors unless braking, preventing premature wear and squeaking.
Pretty basic stuff, not even rover specific. To Honda's point, you may want to me more selective with questions if your goal is obtaining advice.
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