Recent content by Bones

Anything after '91 model year used a different ABS system. With the non-Bendix ABS such as you had, removing the ABS fuse would revert the brakes back to a virtual standard brake system as the '92 and up system has a vacuum booster to provide braking power, but removing it all still decreases...

Thanks, yes the pics are mine (either of my XJ or ones I've taken). Exterminating the Bendix death trap has been my passion since my brake failure. When mine failed I spoke with Jeep/Chrysler about changing the system to a non-ABS system. They told me it couldn't be done. It was easy to do on...

Have you tried to stop with the "wrong fuse" removed? I've had to stop with a pump failure. I was glad no one was in front of me. I had a car with non-power brakes and drums all around. It stopped, the Jeep "slowed slowly". As for the Bendix system being equal to a standard brake system, I...

John, Reread what I posted. I did not say you could not remove the ABS fuse. I said do not remove the PUMP fuse. You can remove the ABS power fuse and disable the ABS function. If you remove the PUMP fuse you will disable your brakes. Go back and check what I wrote. Bones :skull1: My reason...

You have had good luck....great. I had a pump failure and had almost ZERO braking power. To each his own, though I wasn't a unique case. Remember the lawsuits that Chrysler incurred because of this system. The suits weren't for gradual brake loss; they were for near catastrophic brake loss...

There is a tremendous difference between the pre '92 system (Bendix) and the '92 and later system. Removing the pump fuse on the pre '92 ABS system will remove your braking power as the Bendix system has no vacuum powered booster or master cylinder. With no pump power there is no brakes. Bones...

The problem with removing the ABS fuse is that you are still at the mercy of the ABS pump and other crappy Bendix parts to provide the braking power. It's far better to remove the system and replace it than trust your life to a fuse and pump. I found it is not necessary to remove the dash...

This one is sort of an outline for the crap Bendix system removal. Post '91 it would be different. Uninstalling the OEM Anti-lock Braking System Bones :skull1:

On the '91 they are in the main power distribution box under the hood. It's the black box near the hood prop rod and battery. There is one fuse for the pump and one for the ABS computer system. Don't know if this holds true for the renix equipped XJ's though. Bendix survivor... Bones :skull1...

What year of XJ do you have? Do you have ABS on it? Bones :skull1:

Fixed it! Show'n ya d luv Puck ! Bones :skull1:

It looks like something that would get sucked into a jet engine at the airport. Not too many UL's down this way. Damn rednecks have a way of "fixing" them . Bones :skull1:

The Bendix ABS stuff of pre-92 is the real deadly system but this ABS stuff is in a thread about transfer cases. Bones :skull1:

Please don't get put off by the people that can't post more than "go search". They (most) mean well, they just come off as a There are several ways you can go about the swap. Terra makes the set up I run. It has held up well. Installation isn't bad at all. IIRC TSM and SSB have kits as well...

Tom, RE's has held together well for me. Rusty's....well..... Bones :skull1: