1997 Chevy Suburban ABS Light On - Front breaks hot

1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
180,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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DHALL7433
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Hi - I have about 100 miles on this Suburban after I replaced the front pads/rotors and the back shoes and drums. Brakes worked well, but now the ABS light is on and break smell is coming from the front wheels. What's up and how do I fix ?
May 5, 2009 at 8:58 AM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Brake smell is normal fo rhtefirst few miles until the pads seat in.Did you adjust the rear drums so that they are helping the fronts stop the sub? They should be adjusted while spinning it by hand just until the shoe rubs the drum, you will know if they are adjusted ok if the ebrake goes down about 4-5 clicks.As far as the ABS, the sensors should be in the hubs on a 4x4 so the rotor shouldnt have anything to do with it.You will need to have the computer scanned for ABS codes to tell us which direction to go in, it could be too many things to guess
May 6, 2009 at 1:01 AM
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