question and poll regarding abs module

[VX KAT]

Here's the link we're we discussed all this in much more detail.
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ht=durango+abs


Since I talked to the guy several times, I'll make contact with him and explain it's the VX group again, and see if I can get him to the $69.

Earl, hold on until I can reach him, and remind him of our several emails AND his confirmation that the charge was the same for the Trooper OR the VX.

[Mile High VX]

Thanks Sue.

For anyone who has removed the electronics, but not the mechanics:

How did you get enough slack in the brake lines to get the units apart without bending the lines?

Love to do it this way so I won't need to bleed the brakes.

[Scott Larson]

As always, YOU ROCK SUE!!

[VX KAT]

As always, YOU ROCK SUE!!

thank you good sir!

[Mile High VX]

As always, YOU ROCK SUE!!

x like a bazillion...

[tom4bren]

Just in case you'd like to remove your ABS bulb whilst waiting for the new control module, here's a simple write up I did on the process.

[Scott Larson]

T4B to the rescue! Anybody wonder what makes this forum so great??

[Mile High VX]

Removed and shipped today...

Thanks for all of the collective help...gotta love this forum!

[Mile High VX]

Received the part back today...

Hooked it up and NO MORE LIGHT and the ABS works as it should. We got a few inches of snow this week and the shady part of my neighborhood was a great testing spot.

I would recommend the service discussed in this thread to anyone wanting to get their ABS groove back on...

Also as a note I did drive the VX with the electronic portion of the ABS removed and it was awful. Brakes locked up on tight turns ( think in/out of a parking space and riding the brake) and was very jerky...

[bartmanS4]

Also as a note I did drive the VX with the electronic portion of the ABS removed and it was awful. Brakes locked up on tight turns ( think in/out of a parking space and riding the brake) and was very jerky...

This is really strange to me. Shouldn't the braking performance be the same with a non-functioning ABS controller and no controller? They way I think it works is you apply force to the brake pedal providing hydraulic pressure to all four brake calipers. When wheel slippage is detected the ABS controller rapidly opens and closes the solenoid associated with that wheel effectively pulsing the hydraulic pressure to that caliper. Having the ABS controller removed should provide normal non-abs braking. Right? Could there be another issue with the brakes that M H VX is experiencing?

[AlexVX]

OK so about one month later and two weekends in conditions where ABS is actually helpful (snow / slush / ice) up at Tahoe ABS module repaired by ASI went bad again. I am sure they will fix it for me free but it takes time / money to pull it out and esoecially reinstall since I need to bleed brakes. Is there a way to pull black part of it without touching break lines?

[AlexVX]

An update on my ASI rebuild - they askeed me to send it back and with Mile High VX's heolp i got it out and sent it back. They took a whole week to thoroughly testes and fond a malfuntione they overlooked first time. Right now its working as exepected! So ASI stad by tey warrantly which is good to know. I did have to pay shipping (bummer) but not repairs.

[Daly]

Just got my abs module back for second time from rebuilder, no luck still not working.
It looks like I need to get another unit.
I have a bosch but i hear that vehicross also has kelsey hays units. I could use a part number if anybody has it. I could also use a place to find another unit bosch or kelsey hayes if anyone knows a place.

[Daly]

Got a used abs module (came with pump) for a 1998 Trooper, put it inot, everything works fine

[Bill Brown]

Got a used abs module (came with pump) for a 1998 Trooper, put it inot, everything works fine

Good to know. Thanks for the info. Where and how did you find it? What did it cost you?