Re: <E28> ABS question

["Allan Williams" <allanw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Do they lock up fully? or do they just skid a bit?

I used to have a 1997 Holden (Opel) Vectra with traction control and abs. I
was going around a corner at 110km/h and saw where I wanted to turn. I
pulled into the next driveway under full breaks, and managed to leave black
streaks across the highway. A good ABS system will allow a slight amount of
"slide" - it helps a lot in gravel.

Allan :-)
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- ----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Burns <patrick@domain.elided>
To: <bmw@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 5:08 PM
Subject: <E28> ABS question


> So, I can lock the front wheels of my '86 528E during hard braking. This
is
> very strange behavior for an ABS equipped car. The rotors and pads are all
in
> fine shape (or the wheels wouldn't lock <g>), the toothed wheels of the
front
> hubs are new, the sensors all appear to be there, there aren't any lights
> flashing away on my dashboard, and to top it off, I've felt the ABS
pulsing
> away through the pedal at very low speeds under slippery conditions and
light
> braking. The only thing I can _see_ as being sketchy is the toothed wheels
for
> the rear wheels are a pretty rusty, which might be giving a falsely low
wheel
> speed reading from the back end. I haven't taken a multimeter to anything
yet,
> because I wouldn't know what to check for anyway.
>
> Time to buy the Bentley manual?
>
>

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