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Car Forum / Peugeot Cars / December 2004

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406 ALB lamp

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gino - 27 Dec 2004 14:22 GMT
Ok, got new tyres put on at Costco, who insisted on rotating wheels front to
back as it was "more than their job's worth" not to do so (Michelin trained
to level 1!). Drove on to the motorway, then the orange ALB dash lamp came
on. Got home and noticed the ALB sensor wire (at least that's what I think)
on front driver side loose and probably been brushing against tyre. part of
the sleeve had been rubbed through and the wire was exposed. Taped it up and
secured it as it should have been, but beacon still on.

I reckon they must have got some crud into one of the sensors or something.
Sound reasonable? Comments and/or advice guys?

gino
?var P?tur Gu?nason - 27 Dec 2004 14:53 GMT
What is ALB??
Did you mean to say ABS?

IPG

> Ok, got new tyres put on at Costco, who insisted on rotating wheels front
> to
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> gino
davek - 27 Dec 2004 16:16 GMT
> What is ALB??
> Did you mean to say ABS?
>
> IPG

And are you looking at the abs warning or brake pad wear indicator?
DaveK.
?var P?tur Gu?nason - 27 Dec 2004 19:47 GMT
I have red for brake bad wear warning; orange for the ABS ...

>> What is ALB??
>> Did you mean to say ABS?
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gino - 27 Dec 2004 20:52 GMT
Sorry for any confusion guys. It's the orange lamp with the skidding car
diagram on it, like the skid hazard road sign. So it must be the ABS then.

Am I right in saying that ALB is Anti-Lock Brakes and ABS is Anti-lock
Braking System?

If the above is true, what is the difference?
?var P?tur Gu?nason - 27 Dec 2004 23:52 GMT
ABS is only an additional feature. If it fails, the normal operation of the
brakes is not affected at all.
Very little is needed to disrupt the ABS and turn the warning light on.
Sensor failure and/or dirt is more than enough.
You can measure the sensors' resistance, to find out if they are OK. Not
sure what it should be :-). The 605 (Bendix) allows adjustment of the ABS
sensor to the toothed ring on the driveshaft, but I do not know if the 406
is the same.
I can not see that changing the tyres would affect the ABS. The components
are sheltered and not in the way of tyre changing. The wires are held out of
harms way by clips.
If you find that you need a new ABS sensor, check eBay.

IPG

> Sorry for any confusion guys. It's the orange lamp with the skidding car
> diagram on it, like the skid hazard road sign. So it must be the ABS then.
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>
> If the above is true, what is the difference?
G.T - 29 Dec 2004 11:50 GMT
Hi,

> sure what it should be :-). The 605 (Bendix) allows adjustment of the ABS
> sensor to the toothed ring on the driveshaft, but I do not know if the 406
> is the same.
It is.

> are sheltered and not in the way of tyre changing. The wires are held out of
> harms way by clips.
> If you find that you need a new ABS sensor, check eBay.
I've heard of such cases, where badly fit rims knocked the wire and so,
involved the ABS fault.
Easy step, remove wheels and check for damaged wires.

HTH,
G.T
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gino - 27 Dec 2004 20:55 GMT
Changed subject slightly but problem still remains the same!
gino - 27 Dec 2004 21:06 GMT
BTW, the brakes feel, umm... 'different'. And I feel I have to press harder
than before.

> Changed subject slightly but problem still remains the same!
 
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