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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by thunder55
so how would you be able to tell if the accumulator is working?
We already went through this.
Let me get this clear. The ABS and the Brakes are two different things, although they are in the same system. Your ABS is not working, the brakes are good.
How do i know?
In the bendix system you have the power assist of the brakes operated by the pump and accumulator instead of the traditional vacuum booster.
If the pump and accumulator were not working you would have the pedal hard as if you were going down a hill braking with the engine off.
Never experienced that? If no try it.
You will notice the enormous difference there is between brakes with power assist and without.
This simple consideration tells you that the accumulator and pump are working properly.
So what you have now is the brakes working and the ABS not working.
Isn t this exactly like having traditional brakes w\o ABS?
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by fantic238
We already went through this.
Let me get this clear. The ABS and the Brakes are two different things, although they are in the same system. Your ABS is not working, the brakes are good.
How do i know?
In the bendix system you have the power assist of the brakes operated by the pump and accumulator instead of the traditional vacuum booster.
If the pump and accumulator were not working you would have the pedal hard as if you were going down a hill braking with the engine off.
Never experienced that? If no try it.
You will notice the enormous difference there is between brakes with power assist and without.
This simple consideration tells you that the accumulator and pump are working properly.
So what you have now is the brakes working and the ABS not working.
Isn t this exactly like having traditional brakes w\o ABS?
Fantic238,
You are the most patient person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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fantic thank you for your reply, all i asked was if the accumulator was working, and you told me in a way that i am glad i wasnt standing in front of you, all i was doing not to **** you off, was relating what my husband asked of me thats all, Sorry to bother you in itally, i did get notice you were there, also i just asked if you were too busy that maybe someone else could of answered my question. thanks for all your help and there is a person that is here not working for the forum, who offered any kind of help we need, we are going to go to regular brakes, will need some assistance but will get it from the gentelmen who offered, i realize your all busy and you think i am some stupid broad, but all i was doing was typing what my husband who cannot type, type.. Anyway thanks for all the help still didnt answer the one question and i mean the only one question all along that i never got an answer on but it is over now, so thanks again.,
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 02:44 AM
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I answered your question.
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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well fantic thanks anyway for trying to help at least i am glad that in this case your not here fixing the jeep in person because we would all be dead or fatally injured at one point riding in this jeep if you fixed it. I am not trying to be crappy but you keep going around and around the point of our question, which was how can we tell if the accumulator is working? well in one statement it was turn off the ignition and bleed from the accumulator with the power off, well there is no way in heck you can do this, then when the car is on you CAN bleed it some what. then in another question we ask you about the power booster switch, we tell you that it stays on all the time so you say that the accumulator and power booster switch are working , How could they be??? when the switch stays on all the time? anyway the way you explain, or let me rephrase this the way you try and make yourself sound good is by saying one thing and meaning another. we know the brakes are good we wanted to know how you or anyone can tell if the accumulator is working, and you cant give me this answer and it seems so simple to me. Its just that i dont pretend to know about cars and give round about answers. thanks anyway for your time, of typing because that is all i got from you. The brakes being tight as if the car was off isnt the issue because they are tight. i wanted to know how to go about fixing the accumulator? you just dont get it,
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 02:51 AM
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You have some serious stress problems.
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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