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Is there a secret to using ABS brakes...
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Eireann
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Is there a secret to using ABS brakes...
because I nearly killed myself on the way back from work and then myself and my girls on the way back from my parents!
I guess I was skidding on some snow and I hit the brakes and they start making a clicking/grinding noise which I have never heard before--I also have never driven this car in the snow before today. I asked my dad and he said keep your foot down, don't let up on the brakes. OK, so on the way back home with my DDs, I was on a narrow, snowy road when someone suddenly backs out of their driveway. I hit the brakes, hear the sound again, keep my foot down...it doesn't stop; in fact, the whole car doesn't stop!!!   Immediately, I thought, "I'm about to crash." Luckily, I had a very little room to maneuver and escaped an accident by a hair. The car ended up stopping properly at the next light.
What is the deal??? Can someone help me?
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Posted 2/12/08 4:35 PM  |
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Sassyz75
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Re: Is there a secret to using ABS brakes...
remember back in the day before ABS brakes and you wanted to stop and you pumped the break? That's what you are hearing- the ABS breaks pumps the breaks- basically allowing the tires to grip the road- if you just slammed on the breaks (without the ABS) the tires lock up and you skid.
Unfortunately in snow/ice you are going to skid a little ABS or not.. but that clicking/grinding noise is what you are supposed to hear- just keep constant pressure on the breaks when you are trying to stop- but you still need to manuever out of the accident.
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| Posted 2/12/08 4:38 PM |
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Eireann
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Re: Is there a secret to using ABS brakes...
Posted by Sassyz75
remember back in the day before ABS brakes and you wanted to stop and you pumped the break? That's what you are hearing- the ABS breaks pumps the breaks- basically allowing the tires to grip the road- if you just slammed on the breaks (without the ABS) the tires lock up and you skid.
Unfortunately in snow/ice you are going to skid a little ABS or not.. but that clicking/grinding noise is what you are supposed to hear- just keep constant pressure on the breaks when you are trying to stop- but you still need to manuever out of the accident.
Thanks! So evidently, the problem is not with the brakes, but the tires...or just bad roads.
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| Posted 2/12/08 4:46 PM |
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Lillykat
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Re: Is there a secret to using ABS brakes...
if I remember correctly I think before ABS brakes you had to pump them so get them to properly grip or something to that effect - now with ABS you just hold you foot down and it does the on and off for you - that is the sound that you hear.
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| Posted 2/12/08 5:13 PM |
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JenniferEver
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Re: Is there a secret to using ABS brakes...
Yep. The grinding it eh ABS working
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| Posted 2/12/08 5:15 PM |
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Lee
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Re: Is there a secret to using ABS brakes...
The noise is the ABS working so that you can still steer to control the car. Still scary though...
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| Posted 2/12/08 5:28 PM |
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