abs removal help
04-12-04, 07:48 AM
#2
Racing Rotary Since 1983
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my commendations to you brian as to ditching the abs.
it has been done by some. generally a Tilton adj balance bar has been used along w 2 separate master cylinders. as an added bonus you of course get to trashcan the bulky power brake diaphragm. i will look thru my stuff and get back to you w a link. losing the abs is on my list of things to do...
howard coleman
it has been done by some. generally a Tilton adj balance bar has been used along w 2 separate master cylinders. as an added bonus you of course get to trashcan the bulky power brake diaphragm. i will look thru my stuff and get back to you w a link. losing the abs is on my list of things to do...
howard coleman
04-12-04, 09:22 AM
#3
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What kind of car? I know there are threads on FD abs removal.
It's actually not that hard. Remove the pump and then use tees and splices to reconnect the master cylinder directly to the brake lines.
It's actually not that hard. Remove the pump and then use tees and splices to reconnect the master cylinder directly to the brake lines.
04-13-04, 07:33 AM
#4
Racing Rotary Since 1983
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agreed Damon.
i do think you'd be shortsheeting yourself if you didn't replace the abs brake trimming system w an adj brake proportioning setup. otherwise you might just end up slower. the car, properly set up, needs more rear brake bias and bias is one of those adj that you need to set almost daily at the track depending on conditions.
howard coleman
i do think you'd be shortsheeting yourself if you didn't replace the abs brake trimming system w an adj brake proportioning setup. otherwise you might just end up slower. the car, properly set up, needs more rear brake bias and bias is one of those adj that you need to set almost daily at the track depending on conditions.
howard coleman
04-13-04, 08:31 AM
#5
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Most everyone around here removes their abs because it leaks or because they just want it gone for some reason, that's why I automatically assume this thread has nothing to do with braking performance. The stock brake proportioning valve is still used as it is not inside the pump, so after pump removal the proportioning is still the same.
FWIW when my pump began leaking I bought a used pump. It looked like it had been sitting a while and when I installed it the front calipers would not fully release; the solenoids inside the pump were full of particulate and clogging them. So I disassembled the used pump and removed all its seals before installing those into my pump. I hate the idea of using old seals but so far so good. I have all the dimensions for the seals needed to properly rebuild the pump but have been unable to locate them from any source; Mazda only sells entire pumps.
FWIW when my pump began leaking I bought a used pump. It looked like it had been sitting a while and when I installed it the front calipers would not fully release; the solenoids inside the pump were full of particulate and clogging them. So I disassembled the used pump and removed all its seals before installing those into my pump. I hate the idea of using old seals but so far so good. I have all the dimensions for the seals needed to properly rebuild the pump but have been unable to locate them from any source; Mazda only sells entire pumps.