Executive Summary: I want to turn my ABS off forever. Pull the fuse and jump the wire for the light. Is there any reason that would be a bad idea (other than not having ABS)?
Detail:
So I have been reading about the ABS system for about 2 hours. Most specifically this post:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46983&highlight=ABS
Now that I've gotten through that I saw at the end that someone pulled the fuse on there NSX since it had 150k miles and they weren't especially concerned with ABS. That sounded good to me. I went through the "what the hell is that noise" phase when I bought the car and have had a solenoid stuck before. Larry B. confirmed all the issues when my car was there for service. I can't stand the sound of that pump and mine goes off about once a month. Yesterday however as I pulled into a golf course I felt the brakes felt very slightly different. When I got out of the car I saw that I was leaking a good deal of brake fluid. I never heard the pump so I though I actually broke a brake line. I then played my round (which was worse than usual) thinking I would probably have no brakes upon returning. When I got in I had good brakes. I drove slow, the pump when on and cycled till it shut itself off and the light went on. Just prior to it shutting off I tried to exercise it. I can stand the system. I would remove it if I had the know how. It sounds like I can pull a fuse and jump a wire. Anyone do this? Are there consequences? I've got to get this behind me so I can concentrate on my oil leak and door closing issues.
As always, any thoughts would be appreciated. If I missed the thread on this just point me to it.
Detail:
So I have been reading about the ABS system for about 2 hours. Most specifically this post:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46983&highlight=ABS
Now that I've gotten through that I saw at the end that someone pulled the fuse on there NSX since it had 150k miles and they weren't especially concerned with ABS. That sounded good to me. I went through the "what the hell is that noise" phase when I bought the car and have had a solenoid stuck before. Larry B. confirmed all the issues when my car was there for service. I can't stand the sound of that pump and mine goes off about once a month. Yesterday however as I pulled into a golf course I felt the brakes felt very slightly different. When I got out of the car I saw that I was leaking a good deal of brake fluid. I never heard the pump so I though I actually broke a brake line. I then played my round (which was worse than usual) thinking I would probably have no brakes upon returning. When I got in I had good brakes. I drove slow, the pump when on and cycled till it shut itself off and the light went on. Just prior to it shutting off I tried to exercise it. I can stand the system. I would remove it if I had the know how. It sounds like I can pull a fuse and jump a wire. Anyone do this? Are there consequences? I've got to get this behind me so I can concentrate on my oil leak and door closing issues.
As always, any thoughts would be appreciated. If I missed the thread on this just point me to it.