Friday, November 19, 2010

On car exercises

On the following page I am going to show various parts of an ABS components and briefly explain where they can be found ...

Wheel speed sensor Can be found on each wheel and depending on their types and manufacture can be found on different part of the wheel assembly. There are different types ... Inductive , Magnetic, hall effect , optical , magnito resistor ...

ABS control unit can also be found in different positions depending on the manufature .


ABS modulator can be found under the bonnet around the engine or in some cases under the vehicle and at the back arches.
ABS pump motor can be found next to the ABS modulator .


Parking brake switch can be found located on the parking brake lever and is located various parts depending on the type of lever used .


Brake master cylinder is located on the firewall and normally on the driver side and infront of the brake booseter.


Brake fluid level switch is normally located on the lid of the reservoir and alerts the driver with a warning dash light when the fluid is low .


RPM sensor is also different in types and located in various part of the engine ... the picture below shows an inductive type of RPM sensor.


Foot brake switch is located by the foot brake pedal and is turned on as soon as the driver foot presses the pedal by a small margin even before the brake has been actuated.


Brake booster is located on the firewall and normally on the driver side .

Main ABS control unit fuse is normally located in the fuse box and normally under the bonnet .

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