MetalMayhem
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- City, State
- hicktown, KY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1992 Eddie Bauer Edition
To start off, I've got a 92 Eddie Bauer Edition Explorer
4.0L V6 with Rear ABS
So I went to the local Ford Dealership when my Brake Warning light came on. I looked in the manual, and it said that I just needed to fill up the Master Cylinder.
They did a full diagnostic of the brake system, and here's what they told me I'd need.
New front pads
new front rotors ($$$)
Rear drum alignment
rear drum cleaning
System bleed to check for anything else.
That- including labor- would've cost a little over $500 if nothing else was wrong. So I didn't have the cash for it, and I'd replaced the front pads and calipers rather recently to try and correct another problem (which turned out just needing new tires), so I told them to go ahead and fix the rear brakes.
When they tried to bleed the system after cleaning and aligning, it wouldn't bleed. They traced the problem back to the Rear ABS valve. To replace it, the valve would cost $230 new.
They also deduced that I'd been without rear brakes for quite a while, and might have been the reason my front brake pads have been wearing faster than normal.
So my problem now, while driving another family car, is to find a cheaper RABS Valve, and perhaps replace it with some help.
Is there any way to get it much cheaper, via a junkyard, or other source?
And, how hard is it to replace?
Any other help?
Thanks so much in advance!
4.0L V6 with Rear ABS
So I went to the local Ford Dealership when my Brake Warning light came on. I looked in the manual, and it said that I just needed to fill up the Master Cylinder.
They did a full diagnostic of the brake system, and here's what they told me I'd need.
New front pads
new front rotors ($$$)
Rear drum alignment
rear drum cleaning
System bleed to check for anything else.
That- including labor- would've cost a little over $500 if nothing else was wrong. So I didn't have the cash for it, and I'd replaced the front pads and calipers rather recently to try and correct another problem (which turned out just needing new tires), so I told them to go ahead and fix the rear brakes.
When they tried to bleed the system after cleaning and aligning, it wouldn't bleed. They traced the problem back to the Rear ABS valve. To replace it, the valve would cost $230 new.
They also deduced that I'd been without rear brakes for quite a while, and might have been the reason my front brake pads have been wearing faster than normal.
So my problem now, while driving another family car, is to find a cheaper RABS Valve, and perhaps replace it with some help.
Is there any way to get it much cheaper, via a junkyard, or other source?
And, how hard is it to replace?
Any other help?
Thanks so much in advance!