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Ryan62108
Jul 23, 2014, 02:48 PM
I have a 1999 ford windstar LX with 3.8l. I am experiencing a problem with my ABS. When I am almost to a stop it start grinding as if the abs is kicking in (like it does if you hit the breaks on ice) and lose my breaks. I asked someone at the parts house what could cause this. He told me bad pads or a rotor out of round so I changed the front pads on both sides and both front rotors with the issue still happening. What could be causing this to happen. I also found a bad bearing on my driver side and repaired that.

TxGreaseMonkey
Jul 23, 2014, 04:27 PM
Check for codes. Change the brake fluid, if it hasn't been changed in 2 years--you don't want corrosion forming in the modulator. Hopefully, that hasn't already happened.

Ryan62108
Jul 28, 2014, 08:44 AM
Thank you for the tips. Had never heard of changing the break fluid before. But my issue was the result of a bad Abs sensor

TxGreaseMonkey
Jul 28, 2014, 08:57 AM
It's important to regularly remove the ABS sensors, using a E8 Torx socket, and clean them with WD-40 and a rag.