By Jorge P. Gutierrez, Jr. (Jpg2esq) on Monday, March 26, 2001 - 07:13 am: Edit

I have a 95 Disco with 72k miles. When I brake, on few occasions, the pedal gets hard and I hear what I believe to be the abs pump running from underneath the steering wheel. Other than when this happens, it brakes fine. I have a few questions.

Will a complete brake bleed help in correcting this problem?

How do I diagnose the ABS Fault? Is it a sensor?

In the meantime, while I try to fix the abs problem, can I disable the abs? If so , how do I safely do it?

By Clint on Monday, March 26, 2001 - 07:49 am: Edit

Jorge,
you may not even have a problem.

please see the thread under "abs kicks in too quick".
also see the thread under "disableing abs"
Clint

By Jorge P. Gutierrez, Jr. (Jpg2esq) on Monday, March 26, 2001 - 08:01 am: Edit

I do think there is something wrong because I can't brake when this happens!! Its scary. You hear the noise at the same time the brake changes pressure and gets really hard to brake.

By Cal on Monday, March 26, 2001 - 01:21 pm: Edit

On slick or dry surfaces?

By Jorge P. Gutierrez, Jr. (Jpg2esq) on Tuesday, March 27, 2001 - 03:45 am: Edit

completely dry pavement