Ford Ranger front brake problem

Tiny
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I have a 1996 Ranger 4WD 3.0 auto, when the truck is almost stopped the anti-lock brake motor comes on and the brakes feel mushy and the brake pedal acts like you're in a panic stop.
The brakes have just been done and there is no errror code in the computer, other than this feeling at about dead stop the brakes work great, any ideas what may be causing this problem?
Monday, October 1st, 2007 AT 4:42 AM

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Tiny
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IT sounds like an Anti-lock brake issue. The best of troubleshooting this is to monitor the speed sensor with a scanner capable of doing so. Watching for the signals to drop out when the problem happens.

I have seen quite a few speed sensors go bad that is located on the rear differential. The abs unit will see no signal and think that wheel is not moving, but locked up. So it will engage the abs functions.
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Monday, October 1st, 2007 AT 5:00 AM

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