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ABS module repair with pics

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#1 ·
I know most of the jeep forum hate ABS but I like to have stuff thats supposed to work working. This project has been lurking for a long time and I knocked it out finally. I needed the ABS to work because when I rip the steering and suspension out to replace them{brakes included} I need to be able to use the DRB to bleed the brakes if I get air in the HCU. I had pulled a CAB out of a junkyard ahead of time and resoldered the motor connections on the board as in this video.

First as always disconnect the negative battery terminal. Pull the washer tank and tie it out of the way,2 10mm screws. Pull the airbox,3 13mm screws. This will give you room.



Pull the three nuts that hold the HCU brackett down. The lower stud has two nuts on it. The first holds on the steering box cover,the second one below that holds on the lower leg of the brackett.



Pull the tab release handle on the main CAB connector towards the firewall. This will unlock the connector and allow you to pull the connector straight up.You may to wiggle it a bit but don't get carried away. It has small pins it is not unlike the pcm pins and too much force will result in loose connections. Also, you may have to use a small screwdriver to gently pry that release handle out all the way. In the upper right hand corner you can see the HCU motor connections. Squeeze the sides of the connector and pull up.



The harness is held on to the body by two of these. Squeeze the ends together and pull them out of the body holes. This will allow you to get the harness somewhat out of your way.



At first I tried to take the 4 4mm screws out that attach the CAB to the HCU without releasing the CAB from the HCU brackett. With a 1/4 drive socket wrench I got 3 of them out.The right rear one was impossible for me to get.Its easier to remove the 3 13mm screws that hold the HCU to its brackett loose, cause it gives you wiggle room to get to that 4th screw. The lines have some spring to them but don't get carried away. Remove the brackett before trying the 4th screw. Tie off the HCU/CAB to support it so its weight doesn't rest on the lines.



Pic of three of the 4mm screws that hold on the CAB to the HCU. Do yourself a favor and put a piece of tape over the hole at the bottom of the coil tower. Guess where the 4th screw went? Luckily I had an extra.



It was pretty nasty in there so I broke out the purple power and degreased and painted after masking some stuff off.



Put it all back in and in the next post I'll show you the result.
 
#2 ·
ABS repair PART TWO

After getting it all back together I plugged in the drb ran the HCU motor and tested for codes. She's good to go. Test drove and I now have ABS again.

 
#6 ·
I would give it a shot before going for the big bucks. Just brush up on your soldering skills. Remember the vid is for a specific controller made by Teves, mopar #56027831. Most likely, the two solder joints that connect to the two motor pins on the board are bad. Take your time, a mini hacksaw will seperate the case, dont cut too far. Most recently I used a plastic welder from HF to break the glue bond and maintain more case integrity. I epoxied the case back together when complete and sealed the gap with rtv.
 
#9 ·
Changed out the ABS module this AM. Still have ABS lamp on. Took it out and did some 15 MPH stops so the module could see the sensors, no help.

My old module was giving a pump circuit failure, so I wrung all of those circuits out... all good. Connected pump straight to battery... it ran.

Any ideas besides reading the codes?
 
#13 ·
Changed out the ABS module this AM. Still have ABS lamp on. Took it out and did some 15 MPH stops so the module could see the sensors, no help.

My old module was giving a pump circuit failure, so I wrung all of those circuits out... all good. Connected pump straight to battery... it ran.

Any ideas besides reading the codes?
Where did you get the replacement module? Was it re-soldered? If you just got one from the junkyard, it's likely to have the same issue. I know this from experience.
 
#10 ·
Well damn, sorry Zee. I gave it a shot. As soon as I find a reasonable price on a case I'll send ya the koolaid if you want,lol.
 
#15 ·
I was serious, but the only one I am seeing at the moment is $ 137.00 which seems steep to me. Mine was dead for over a year, but worked when I installed the resoldered one. I know of another in a local yard that I have to go get a BCM out of to match the PCM I already pulled {unalarmed}. I'll get it and have another go. At my yard they see me so much its cheap.
 
#18 ·
Can someone help me, I'm in a bind. I removed my ABS mobile and cut it open to fix the problem. And yea it was the solder joint. Problem is my screw driver slipped when I was trying to pry it open and broke this component on the circuit board. It knocked the cover straight off of whatever it is. That's the problem I have no idea what it is. If anyone knows what it is or can read me the information off theirs that would help me a lot.

I think it was a relay of some sort.

 
#25 ·
Yep, that's the thing I'm talking about. I was able to find a video of someone holding it with their hands but I can't make it out. Tried talking to someone from Digikey and the photo is too terrible for them. Plus they kept hampering me about how I'd never get it off, even though I already did. Tin foil surrounding the area and a heatgun on it for 30 seconds allowed me to pull it off. But I still need a replacement.
 

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#27 ·
HURRAY! I found the plastic cover for it. It was sitting in the dirt at night so I must have gotten lucky.



*UPDATE*

Digikey person thinks it's a crystal or an oscillator with a frequency of 15.9MHz but they don't have it, and it's a guess. He maybe onto something cause the underneath looks like this.

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#30 ·
Really helpful thread, thanks for starting and the ongoing contributions. I've confirmed my pump is still good and have removed the module (ATE pn 56027931) which looks just like the one in the video on the inside....i just can't tell what to do next. The solder points on the power and 4 pump pins don't look cracked or bad. I'm not getting any audio on the video, so can't tell if i'm supposed to scrape them and then resolder or what....any advice greatly appreciated. Should I be able to see an obvious fault on the board?

RJ