first driveshaft...now abs! they related?

[martin_mk3]

hey,

noticed a couple of weeks ago that there was a noise coming from front driverside wheel on my 182, checked it and it turned out to be a nackered driveshaft.

fitted a new driveshaft today without a problem. took it out a wee test drive afterwards to make sure everything was fine and it was...until i tried to come to a stop. it braked fine until the last second before i stopped and the abs started kicking on my pedal.

anyone have idea's what it could be?? are they related problems??

any help/advice appriciated,

cheers,
martin

 

[theduck]

You hit a damper patch of road and so ABS kicked in??

Driveshaft is not connected to ABS.

 

[Ryan218]

Nah they arnt related, you sure you wernt just braking on leaves or something?

^^ I got beat to it

 

[martin_mk3]

nah it done it a gd 5 or 6 times on the drive home...deffiniently not just leaves.

What do u mean by driveshaft not connected to abs :S ?...i'm thinking its maybe this ha.


cheers for the quick replies ,
martin

 

[theduck]

I meant the driveshaft is in no way related to the ABS system.

Are your tyres in good condition>

 

[Andrew Cooke]

did the new ABS ring look like the old one?

 

[Mark One]

Hang on a min. Driveshafts and ABS are related. The ABS ring is on the driveshaft. The sensor is on the hub. You say you've had a driveshaft failure -> Was it the outboard CV joint? When these fail, it's because the CV boot clip has broken free and CV grease has been lost. When mine went, I got an ABS error due to the sensor being covered in CV grease. This happened while the car was in for a cambelt at GDI. Danny cleaned up the sensor and reset the warning, and it all cleared up.

So It could be related. Check the sensor on both sides and see if it's clean.

 

[martin_mk3]

oh ok sorry thought u ment there was supposed to be some sort of link between the driveshaft and the abs ha.

yeah tyres are fine, 200mile from new eagle f1s. defo something thats happened today when doin this driveshaft, just dont know what. ran out of light to have another look at it.

cheers,
martin

 

[martin_mk3]

Hang on a min. Driveshafts and ABS are related. The ABS ring is on the driveshaft. The sensor is on the hub. You say you've had a driveshaft failure -> Was it the outboard CV joint? When these fail, it's because the CV boot clip has broken free and CV grease has been lost. When mine went, I got an ABS error due to the sensor being covered in CV grease. This happened while the car was in for a cambelt at GDI. Danny cleaned up the sensor and reset the warning, and it all cleared up.

So It could be related. Check the sensor on both sides and see if it's clean.

yeah its was the outer cv joint that was gone...sounds like this could be the problem. i'll take it off and half a look tomorrrow...figers crossed this is all it is .

cheers,
martin