If you end up putting a battery there, would you mind posting how you end up going about it? Have thought about adding a second battery somehow for a while.
Removing ABS off early 97
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If you end up putting a battery there, would you mind posting how you end up going about it? Have thought about adding a second battery somehow for a while.
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Thanks Jerry, I did pull the relay. ABS wasn't working anyway so nothing really changed. Light on the dash is still blinking though.
Thanks again for answering. I'm focusing on stripping it down to paint now. Good therapy
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Sir, could you post a Pic of what it looks like now? Trying to decide when, if to do this.
Thank you
That indicates there's a failure somewhere making its light illuminate or flash. My ABS was working fine before I pulled the ABS relay which totally disabled it without causing the ABS to illuminate or flash. Later than 97 model ABS systems aren't so easily defeated.
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Sorry, it isn't blinking, just steady on. Brain fog is my excuse! Been sanding since 4:00 and I can't type
I have realized that my "early" '97 TJ has unique features. I think you may have told me about the water pump pulley being different.
My 97 was any early version too, it was manufactured 3/96. As above a problem in the ABS system could cause the ABS light to illuminate solid too. Solely removing the relay was the standard way of disabling the ABS system with even early 97 models. It's not as easily defeated with later models. I had to disable mine after replacing my rear Dana 35 axle with a TJ Dana 44 which wasn't available with ABS tone rings.
I'd love to know what some of these parts are anyways...I assume they are from a non abs TJ. I'm not opposed to putting it back to stock ABS.
My last Jeep I had an ABS light I couldn't get to turn off. Just pulled the consul out and pulled the bulb. Problem solved. Can't pass emissions here with any dash lights on. Took under an hour, super easy
ABS can cause real problems on compact snow and ice. And not having ABS is a clear advantage in snow and on gravel. Not having ABS on my Jeep saved my the time of disabling it.
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Looking good. That's what I am hoping to accomplish. To the right of the reservoir on mine is a mess of lines and a controller. Fills the space. My engine bay is taped up to paint (the body) but when I pull that off will send a Pic...
That looks exactly like my non-ABS LJ. Below the master cylinder is the proportioning valve (aka shuttle valve).
Nothing special here. Normal non-ABS Jeep. The parts are a booster, master, and combination valve.
Sorta, below the master is the combination block/valve. It contains the shuttle valve which shuts off the circuit that has or mimics a leak by using the differential pressure from the non leaking end to move the shuttle over and block off the leaking circuit.
The proportioning function is to the right and in front of the shuttle on the innards. It is separate from the shuttle. The rest of the block is basic plumbing in that the rear ports are common to each other and one is either blocked off for ABS rigs and then used as a Tee for both front brake lines to simplify plumbing.