91 astro anti lock

External Since: Jan 03, 2006 Posts: 1

previous owner had mechanic replace brain box and fault lite still
indicated not working. this mechanic was shade tree. been told brakes have
to be bled and only dealer can perform bleeding on anti lock system. this
not 4wd. has v6 with autotran. any way to do without paying $200 to
dealer?

External Since: Jan 12, 2004 Posts: 135

FIRST thing you need to do is pull the codes off the ABS ECM and find out
what's really going on!

Bleeding ABS brakes is a real PITA though, as you have to run the pump while
doing it to purge the air out of the passages. $200?! Around here they
charge $50-60cdn at the dealership!

"charlier" <prbdude.RemoveThis@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> previous owner had mechanic replace brain box and fault lite still
> indicated not working. this mechanic was shade tree. been told brakes have
> to be bled and only dealer can perform bleeding on anti lock system. this
> not 4wd. has v6 with autotran. any way to do without paying $200 to
> dealer?
>