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 Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:23 pm |
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Right got a 206 2l HDI with a shot back axle drums with no abs with load compensator valve on axle.
I have a good axle off my GTi which is discs & abs but no valve. Obviously I cant just swap the axles over and ignore this fact otherwise the bias will not be right.
Anybody done this before? What I need to know is can I simply unbolt the valve off the drum axle and attach it to the disc axle?
Any advice appreciated
Lee
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:10 am |
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If you rarely carry extra weight or passengers, I wouldn't worry about it, I don't think it can be fitted as the abs works as the load compensator for cars with abs.
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:40 am |
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| Steve206 wrote: |
| If you rarely carry extra weight or passengers, I wouldn't worry about it, I don't think it can be fitted as the abs works as the load compensator for cars with abs. |
Trouble is, it's not my car the axle is going on, so I cant risk it.
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:38 am |
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No, the cars with non abs don't have the valve hence when your abs lights on the back kicks under braking. But the abs pump sort it all out and balances it when its all working. but if the valve can be fitted i don't see why it wont work?
Id sell the abs beam as they are worth twice as much, then just buy a non abs beam.
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:10 pm |
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Just fit yhe valve as abs controls the braking system if it has it.
That valve is very important, wedge it open fully or lower your car so it pulls the spring so the valve is fully open and brake sharply then you will see why you need it to compensate. Lowered rear axles directly affect this system and makes the compensation valve in operative.
When open you have a 50/50 split and with the lighter back end having no weight it just spins round on you, making it just a touch dangerous
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:17 pm |
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| 14hdi wrote: |
| No, the cars with non abs don't have the valve hence when your abs lights on the back kicks under braking. |
What are you on about?
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:20 pm |
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| Addaz wrote: |
Just fit yhe valve as abs controls the braking system if it has it.
That valve is very important, wedge it open fully or lower your car so it pulls the spring so the valve is fully open and brake sharply then you will see why you need it to compensate. Lowered rear axles directly affect this system and makes the compensation valve in operative.
When open you have a 50/50 split and with the lighter back end having no weight it just spins round on you, making it just a touch dangerous |
Is the valve literally unbolt of the old axle and bolt on to the new one?
Is it possible to adjust it to make up for the fact that the back end is lowered?
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 12:44 am |
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Im not sure how they did it, but ive got a 2.0 Dturbo and the rear axle was shot, so I just had my mate mechanic to swap over from a drum axel to discs, I read into it and it doesnt matter if you change a non abs to abs but cant do abs to non, plus th eonly things they changed where the handbrake cables and brake lines thats about it i think, Came across no problems,
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