NON-ABS Driveshafts

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Post Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:09 am

Can you fit non-ABS driveshafts to a car with ABS?

Obv the ABS wouldn't work but would this be an MOT failure?
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:56 am

It will put the ABS light on if you use non ABS driveshafts as the ABS driveshafts have the trigger rings for the ABS sensor to read.

And its an MOT fail if the ABS light it on.
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:43 am

Oh yes of course it would :o: I've got a few spare but they are not ABS drive-shafts; so I was wondering just in case mine went!
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:02 pm

You can fit the ABS trigger wheel to some
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Post Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:43 am

DanThe wrote:You can fit the ABS trigger wheel to some
Thanks!