Got a 94 montero sr with no to little to no brakes. I just bought it, the previous owner just said that they stopped working. The abs light had been on for a while. I filled with brake fluid and did get very small amount of braking. I have been all under the vehicle and found no leaks. No leaks around the master cylinder. I did notice what looks to be like a leak from the bottom of the abs modular (on the passenger side front fender well). Can they be rebuilt, common gasket leak? something loose? replace? Throw away no more abs? Any suggestions? Thanks
94 montero sr no brakes
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Offroadmuch
Explorer
It is possible that the 94 has the hydraulic brake booster that is known to fail on the newer models?
freewayross
Adventurer
fix the leaks and get air out of the system.
plh
Explorer
ManfromSnowyRiver
Explorer
Never heard of failure before. I would look toward a leaky old brake line or something. Probably nothing complex.
plh
Explorer
agree with MFSR. Look for a leak (all the lines - hard and rubber), then do a brake system bleed to remove air, if still poor - none, master cylinder. I've been around Monteros and their forums for a long time and have never heard of a faulty or leaking Gen 2 ABS unit. Anything is possible thou. Any rust on the under body? Where has this truck spent most of its life?
It was originally from Massachusetts and has some rust on the frame. Under the hood and the body is clean, strangest thing ive ever seen. Almost like someone swap a different frame under it. I filled with brake fluid and pumped brakes for a good bit. Inspected under vehicle and found nothing. it sat in the same spot for several days and I inspected it again. Found nothing wet or were it had dripped on the floor. The fender well is wet under the abs pump on passenger side. I'm going to loosen it and see if i can get a look under it without disconnecting the brake lines.
If you had a leak bad enough that you couldn't build pressure, you wouldn't have a hard time finding it somewhere. I'd follow every brake line front to back and each caliper looking for wet spots. If you don't find anything, I'd bleed the system, check it, then after that look harder at the master cylinder.
