Recent content by Justin Rainer

I fully disassembled the accumulator pump's motor this evening. I was surprised to find that motor is not a fully sealed unit. As to be expected, the motor had a fair amount of wear, corrosion and carbon buildup. The brushes were pretty much gone and carbon covered the magnets. What was...

Booster pump assembly did empty into reservoir. I pulled the assembly and tested the motor. The motor spins after I removed it from the MC. What could be the problem is I have considerable corrosion on the bottom of the ABS control unit terminals to the pump. The corrosion is so bad that I...

I performed a brief diagnostic this morning which included a visual inspection and a computer scan. No codes were thrown and I couldn't locate any leaks following the brake lines from MC to each caliper. The problem seems to be in the MC unit itself. Whats odd is how full the reservoir is...

Today I had a total brake failure at 70 MPH on the interstate. My brake & ABS light came on along with the audible alarm however I kept driving for about 2 min while testing the brakes to asses the level of action I needed to take. All the while, not realizing that there could be a complete...