Hi,
On removing my abs sensor to clean it the drivers front side sensor was broke. Is it ok to drive the car while the sensor is disconnected?
Cheers in advance
Adrian

 

Sure, as safe as any car without anti-lock brakes. All of us over a certain age used to drive like that.

If you get into a skid, you pump the brakes with your foot instead have the car do it for you.

 

+1 on the advice given Adriano.

 

+1. Just to be safe, keep the car under 150 mph, especially on ice.

 

They actually used to include that in the curriculum in driving school.

If you took the course in the winter and the instructor was keen, they would actually let you practice during lessons

 

Thanks guys and I'll try to keep it under 150mph Mikey :-).

 

It's actually still good on ice - what you're doing is storing KE in the wheels and dissipating it by locking them.
I'm not sure if ABS just does the same but more quickly?

 

I have several older sports cars, including my '68 GTO, my '78 280Z, and my '72 Pantera (which I take to the race track about 3 times a year and which would have no trouble running at 150 mph) and all of them are of the pre-anti-lock brake era. And anyway, for most of us the ABS/Traction control sensor warning lights (making the ABS inoperable) are lit up about half the time we own our xk's. You might not want to go fishtailin' out in the rain, but for regular driving around, some of us have been driving for 40 years or more without ABS. Don't worry.

 

Yes, it does it very quickly. You can actually feel the pedal pulsing, and if you aren't used to it, it is tempting to lift, but you should actually keep the pedal down and let the system do the work (when it is functioning properly)