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May 22, 2021 | 07:56 PM

nateairman

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The never ending ABS light thread

Literally non stop. I have tries to sort this out and have not had much success.

What I have done.
Replaced VSS
Cleaned all dash foil connections
Cleaned all pin connections at the module and controller
I have tried grounding the blackorange wire to read codes, nothing happened. I will read up on this

So this is where I am at. The abs light is always on not brightly but on none the less.

What I haven't done
Bled the abs module. I am not sure how to do this solo.

May 23, 2021 | 12:47 PM

fordman67

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Brake and abs or just abs?
dim leads me to believe a short to ground vs abs fault.

May 23, 2021 | 01:48 PM

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The time that I had an ABS light on, there was a blown fuse in the in cabin fuse panel. It doesn't make sense to me, but replacing the blown fuse shut the light off.

May 24, 2021 | 08:30 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fordman67

Brake and abs or just abs?
dim leads me to believe a short to ground vs abs fault.

Just the ABS light. It comes on and stays on. I am guessing its something with the harness. I need to find a wiring diagram for it no that the 96 bronco shop manual link is dead.

May 24, 2021 | 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by farmert

The time that I had an ABS light on, there was a blown fuse in the in cabin fuse panel. It doesn't make sense to me, but replacing the blown fuse shut the light off.

Fuse 15 I believe. I will confirm that it is good.

May 24, 2021 | 10:11 AM

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Fuse 15 I believe. I will confirm that it is good.

I don't remember which fuse it was. It was probably #15, but #13 says ABS memory, but if the hazards/turn lights work it won't be #13. I was thinking it was a low amperage fuse, but #15 calls for a 20 amp, and #13 calls for a 15 amp. It had to have been one or the other, as these 2 are the only ones that mention the ASB.