1998 Disco 1 reclamation
168000 miles 1000$
Anti-lock light on when I bought it
replaced all 4 rotors and pads, fully bled w/ dot 4
Light still on, brakes feel great except when the ABS engages when I'm driving slowly or turning.
Don't care about ABS...
Have read a few threads about pulling the fuse.
In the under hood fuse box there is a normal size 20 A fuse for the abs valve and a honkin'
40 A fuse for the pump. Do I pull both??

 

Why would you want to disable your ABS when you could go get the codes read, make the repair and turn the codes off?

 

Pull the one for the ABS pump, that si what is giving you fits.

 

Mike, I appreciate not wanting to disable the abs. When I have money to have the codes read I will do so. Unless it turns out to be an inexpensive repair (wheel sensor?) I will go without ABS. With 1000$ invested in the vehicle and ~700$ in new parts, head gaskets, brakes, hoses, fluids etc so far I've got an inexpensive beachmobile.

 

Well the cheapest you are looking at to fix the ABS is $440, that was the price of a DI ABS wheel sensor the last time I checked.
The ABS modulator is $1500 give or take for a used one.
I pulled my ABS fuse over a year ago now.

 

I pulled both of my ABS fuses and my CEL immediately came on with the code:ABS rough road line low fault, I replaced one and drove it for about a week and the light went off. don't remember which was which but just giving you a heads up.

on a side note I think mine was one under the hood and one under the dash, not sure if yours is different.

 

My ABS was engaging when it shouldn't, on dry roads at slow stops, would just kick on and vibrate, making me not stop at all, and nearly running stop signs or not being able to slow for a turn. I did't feel like getting it fixed, made it through the winter just fine, which is the only time i'd want it. Spike told me to pull it, ABS stays on, but i'm used to it.

 

This applies to DI's only.
you need to pull the fuse to the ABS pump from under the hood, this is the same as turning off the breaker at the breaker box in the basement.
If you just pull the fuse from under the dash that is the same as just turning off the light switch.
You need to kill the main power supply, which is the fuse from under the hood.

 

Spike, there is something i can pull that will just turn the light off? i'm interested...

 

yah, its called the bulb! just kidding, but really if you remove the instrument cluster the bulbs are in the back, they just twist to lock in.