RABS bypass

wolfeman · 10-20-2009, 08:27 PM

Hello,

I was wondering for those of you who have bypassed the Rabs module. is there a proportioning valve some whereelse or is the rabs the proportioning valve. do your brake "feel" different after you bypassed the module. I am interested in this because i have a high miler that i dont want to spend alot of money on but it is my daily driver right now. thanks for any info

**BrooklynBay** · 10-20-2009, 09:17 PM

What kind of problem do you have with the RABS brakes?

wolfeman · 10-21-2009, 06:57 AM

hello,

my rabs valve leaks out the small hole on the end when the brakes are applied.

**BrooklynBay** · 10-21-2009, 09:07 AM

Autozone sells this part for $150 with a lifetime warranty.

YBCold · 10-21-2009, 02:38 PM

hm. my module is leaking i think . there is a small hole init that look like its leaking and it tends to pool around the fuel filter

wolfeman · 10-21-2009, 04:07 PM

hello,

i have read on here that the autozone part has issues with the threads not being the same as the lines. anyone use this part with no problems?

wolfeman · 10-21-2009, 04:12 PM

ybcold

that is where mine is leaking too

wolfeman · 10-24-2009, 09:22 PM

i guess no one has replaced their RABS valve with the autozone part.

**BrooklynBay** · 10-24-2009, 09:24 PM

I bought the Autozone part, but didn't get a chance to install it.

wolfeman · 10-29-2009, 09:04 PM

anyone???

Foxracin · 10-29-2009, 10:09 PM

Junkyard?

wolfeman · 10-30-2009, 09:55 PM

i am afraid that a junkyard part will give the same problem. i dont mind buying the autozone part but i dont want to get the lines apart and find out that the the part isnt a good fit. i searched on here and found 2 guys that were having problems with the AZ part. that is why i am hesitant.

wolfeman · 11-05-2009, 05:58 PM

anyone use the autozone rabs valve with success????

YBCold · 11-06-2009, 12:23 AM

heres the thing im talking about. would really love info on how to fix this. should be easy

YBCold · 11-08-2009, 11:34 AM

wolfeman have you had any success with this yet?

*90ranajo* · 11-08-2009, 11:39 AM

If you want to bypass it, go down to the parts store and pick up a union to connect the input and output lines together.

I had some issues with my RABS causing a soft spongy pedal that would slowly drift to the floor when pedal pressure was applied and held. After some researched, I found that the RABS module had a tendency to start rusting on the interior and give me the symptoms I was seeing. After bypassing it and bleeding the brakes, my pedal became nice and firm and wouldn't push to the floor any more. I also noticed that the truck didn't want to push through the brakes anymore.

*92exp4x4* · 11-08-2009, 04:22 PM

I have a 90 Bronco full size that I bypassed the valve on. Its the same system. I Never have had any trouble out of doing it, i don't drive crazy enough to need it anyway. I never have liked ABS. I nearly wrecked because of it actually.

KobeJ05 · 11-08-2009, 06:21 PM

i dont have a rabs i just have a black box in that spot with a wire pluged in it

Lynnrb · 11-09-2009, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfeman

i guess no one has replaced their RABS valve with the autozone part.

The Rabs remanufactured unit i tried leaked at the brake line fittings. I returned it. Might have been Autozone. Got one at the dealer $250+, can not remember. They only had new ones but would not sell it until I gave them the old one. Did not get a core refund! Go figure.

YBCold · 11-21-2009, 02:55 PM

right now im working on a write up of how to remove this thing. but my brake lines bolts are siezed at the HCU. i grabbed two bottle caps and filled them PB Blaster and i will let them sit over night and soak in the stuff. and see how easy they are to remove tomorrow.

i also considered cutting the line out but im not sure if they are expensive to replace. do they have any kind of pressure gradient to them? are they preformed?

10-20-2009, 08:27 PM	#1
wolfeman Wannabe Elite Explorer Travelers Rest South Carolina 1996 4.0l 4dr 4wd Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	RABS bypass Hello, I was wondering for those of you who have bypassed the Rabs module. is there a proportioning valve some whereelse or is the rabs the proportioning valve. do your brake "feel" different after you bypassed the module. I am interested in this because i have a high miler that i dont want to spend alot of money on but it is my daily driver right now. thanks for any info

10-20-2009, 09:17 PM	#2
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,688 Vehicle Specs	What kind of problem do you have with the RABS brakes? __________________ My list of useful threads. My photo gallery. My product reviews. My list of items for sale. Aerostar owners thread. Aerostar parts work in Explorers, Rangers, and Bronco II thread. History of the Aerostar thread. Aerostar Forum. New Members Forum. Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Forum.

10-21-2009, 06:57 AM	#3
wolfeman Wannabe Elite Explorer Travelers Rest South Carolina 1996 4.0l 4dr 4wd Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	rabs hello, my rabs valve leaks out the small hole on the end when the brakes are applied.

10-21-2009, 09:07 AM	#4
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,688 Vehicle Specs	Autozone sells this part for $150 with a lifetime warranty. __________________ My list of useful threads. My photo gallery. My product reviews. My list of items for sale. Aerostar owners thread. Aerostar parts work in Explorers, Rangers, and Bronco II thread. History of the Aerostar thread. Aerostar Forum. New Members Forum. Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Forum.

10-21-2009, 02:38 PM	#5
YBCold Wannabe Elite Explorer 702 LΛ§ V£GΛ§ NV / МØΠΤΣΓΓΣΨ ΜΧ 91 ×∟┬ Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,196 Vehicle Specs	hm. my module is leaking i think . there is a small hole init that look like its leaking and it tends to pool around the fuel filter __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/unaffiliatedperson ---)()(MUGSHOT()(--- All I wanted was a pepsi, just one pepsi! and she wouldnt give it to me just a pepsi!

10-21-2009, 04:07 PM	#6
wolfeman Wannabe Elite Explorer Travelers Rest South Carolina 1996 4.0l 4dr 4wd Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	autozone part hello, i have read on here that the autozone part has issues with the threads not being the same as the lines. anyone use this part with no problems?

10-21-2009, 04:12 PM	#7
wolfeman Wannabe Elite Explorer Travelers Rest South Carolina 1996 4.0l 4dr 4wd Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	ybcold that is where mine is leaking too

10-24-2009, 09:22 PM	#8
wolfeman Wannabe Elite Explorer Travelers Rest South Carolina 1996 4.0l 4dr 4wd Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	i guess no one has replaced their RABS valve with the autozone part.

10-24-2009, 09:24 PM	#9
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,688 Vehicle Specs	I bought the Autozone part, but didn't get a chance to install it. __________________ My list of useful threads. My photo gallery. My product reviews. My list of items for sale. Aerostar owners thread. Aerostar parts work in Explorers, Rangers, and Bronco II thread. History of the Aerostar thread. Aerostar Forum. New Members Forum. Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Forum.

10-29-2009, 09:04 PM	#10
wolfeman Wannabe Elite Explorer Travelers Rest South Carolina 1996 4.0l 4dr 4wd Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	anyone???

10-29-2009, 10:09 PM	#11
Foxracin Wannabe Elite Explorer Mount Holly, NC 1991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,082 Vehicle Specs	Junkyard? __________________ 1991 Explorer 4x4 1988 5.sl0w Ranger

10-30-2009, 09:55 PM	#12
wolfeman Wannabe Elite Explorer Travelers Rest South Carolina 1996 4.0l 4dr 4wd Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	i am afraid that a junkyard part will give the same problem. i dont mind buying the autozone part but i dont want to get the lines apart and find out that the the part isnt a good fit. i searched on here and found 2 guys that were having problems with the AZ part. that is why i am hesitant.

11-05-2009, 05:58 PM	#13
wolfeman Wannabe Elite Explorer Travelers Rest South Carolina 1996 4.0l 4dr 4wd Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	anyone use the autozone rabs valve with success????

11-06-2009, 12:23 AM	#14
YBCold Wannabe Elite Explorer 702 LΛ§ V£GΛ§ NV / МØΠΤΣΓΓΣΨ ΜΧ 91 ×∟┬ Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,196 Vehicle Specs	heres the thing im talking about. would really love info on how to fix this. should be easy __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/unaffiliatedperson ---)()(MUGSHOT()(--- All I wanted was a pepsi, just one pepsi! and she wouldnt give it to me just a pepsi!

11-08-2009, 11:34 AM	#15
YBCold Wannabe Elite Explorer 702 LΛ§ V£GΛ§ NV / МØΠΤΣΓΓΣΨ ΜΧ 91 ×∟┬ Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,196 Vehicle Specs	wolfeman have you had any success with this yet? __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/unaffiliatedperson ---)()(MUGSHOT()(--- All I wanted was a pepsi, just one pepsi! and she wouldnt give it to me just a pepsi!

11-08-2009, 04:22 PM	#17
92exp4x4 Elite Explorer Covington, Kentucky 92 XL 2-door and others Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 911 Vehicle Specs	I have a 90 Bronco full size that I bypassed the valve on. Its the same system. I Never have had any trouble out of doing it, i don't drive crazy enough to need it anyway. I never have liked ABS. I nearly wrecked because of it actually. __________________ My stable: 2 doors - '91 Eddie Bauer; '92 XL 5 speed; '92 Sport 2WD 5 speed 4 doors - '91 XLT; '93 XLT; '94 XLT, 6" lift, 33's; '94 Eddie Bauer 5 speed; '94 Limited Others - '22 Model T, '48 8N tractor, '62 Fairlane 500, '93 F-Superduty 460, '97 F250 Powerstroke, '04 F550 service truck (company owned)

11-08-2009, 06:21 PM	#18
KobeJ05 Wannabe Elite Explorer Marina, CA 1994 explorer 157k miles Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 442 Vehicle Specs	i dont have a rabs i just have a black box in that spot with a wire pluged in it __________________ My Explorer http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg535/sca...=640&ysize=640 http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg204/sca...=640&ysize=640

11-21-2009, 02:55 PM	#20
YBCold Wannabe Elite Explorer 702 LΛ§ V£GΛ§ NV / МØΠΤΣΓΓΣΨ ΜΧ 91 ×∟┬ Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,196 Vehicle Specs	right now im working on a write up of how to remove this thing. but my brake lines bolts are siezed at the HCU. i grabbed two bottle caps and filled them PB Blaster and i will let them sit over night and soak in the stuff. and see how easy they are to remove tomorrow. i also considered cutting the line out but im not sure if they are expensive to replace. do they have any kind of pressure gradient to them? are they preformed? __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/unaffiliatedperson ---)()(MUGSHOT()(--- All I wanted was a pepsi, just one pepsi! and she wouldnt give it to me just a pepsi!