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John T

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Posted this a day or two ago, my ABS Light was on (Snap On Analyzer keeps showing bad ABS unit, NOT a simple wheel or speed sensor), 2000 Chevy Express 3500 dually Van Motorhome, thanks to the gents who gave me URL's for the $69 repair options which I studied and reviewed hard, but mighta known, the ONLY repairable unit any of them offer is the Kelsey Hayes 325, NOT the 30 or 310 which I have, grrrrrrrr so its back to the new $685 unit. In the fuse/realy box theres a 40 amp ABS fuse but no ABS relay, I may pull it n see if the light goes out and if the Cruise still works? which it does now even with ABS light on.

Oh well, gotta contribue to jobs and the economy I reckon. A fairly heavy 29 ft Motorhome may have a tought time locking up the front brakes anyway, but of course, they sure steer better if the fronts arent locked in a panic situation.

Hey, I'm always preaching to you guys to do it right and safe, dare I not follow my own advice on this one lol

Ol John T and all
 
My truck is a 2001 K3500. As stated before, I pulled the ABS fuse years ago with no ill effects. The cruise control works just fine.
 
Pulling the fuse does not make the light go out...

It makes it come ON if it's not on already.

Also makes the brake light come on too.
 
BTW, I pulled the fuse on my 2002 Chevy 3500 dually pickup shortly after I bought it 3 years ago. I drive around with the ABS and brake lights on.

It stops quicker, doesn't pull to one side, doesn't shake and buzz...

The fix for the ABS on mine is to pull the wheels and clean the rust from under the sensors, but that's a lot of work... 32 lug nuts, then the brake calipers, then the disks...
 
When the dealership did a recall on the ABS Sensors on my Chevy, the sensors were removed from the backside after a 10mm headed bolt was removed. No need to remove the wheels and rotors.
 
On the GMT400 trucks the cruise still works with the ABS fuse called, though it can act weird. Just pull the dash apart, and pull the light out, or use some black tape. The other thing is the Kelsey Hayes 310 SUCKS. It makes driving on ice/snow dangerous, because despite it being a 3 channel unit, it seems to pull pressure from all corners, and just makes things downright scary. If you don't drive on snow and ice alot, and haven't had it engage before(it's pretty obvious when it does), then I'd just leave it as is. Cover the light with black tape and leave the fuse in, so the cruise works as designed.
 
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