I'm starting a new thread because the parking brake shoe thread was all over the place and this is a new problem.
History:
Maybe a year or two ago I knocked off a parking brake shoe while pulling of the rotors on my 2009 Hyundai Elantra. I finally got around to changing out the parking brake shoes this past Sunday. I decided to remove the wheel hub in order to get at the PB hardware somewhat easier. A hub flange bolt snapped off and was a major PITA to remove. Fast forward to today...
I replaced the parking brake hardware this afternoon. Afterwards, I mounted the wheel hub and torqued down the 4 bolts to about 44 foot lbs (source I have says 43-50). I noticed that the rotor went on rather snugly over the PB shoes. The star wheel was totally bottomed out, so there was no more room for adjustment. I loosened up the adjusting nut by the parking brake handle and that seemed to help things a little (or maybe it was my imagination). I then went for a test drive.
At first there was a nasty grinding noise and pulsating in the pedal, which seemed to go away after I pulled up on the PB lever a few times while going slowly. The brakes then operated fine afterwards. The PB had no real bite though and wouldn't even hold the car still when it was in drive. So I decided to tighten the adjustment nut again to see if I could get the PB working better. On the next test drive, there was a grinding noise again. This time the ABS light came on (it might've come on earlier during the 1st test drive but may not have noticed).
So, when I start up the car (has happened 4-5 times since the 2nd test drive), the ABS light comes on. Once I get going, the ABS light goes off. The brakes also make noise at this point while the light is off. Pulsing and a nasty noise. After a minute, the ABS light comes on then the brakes operate fine. No noise, and no pulse - just the annoying yellow light.
Can an improperly adjusted e-brake cause the ABS light to come on? Would it cause pulsing in the pedal and noise? The noise sounds like it's coming from up front, which is weird.
One other thing to mention... while removing the stuck bolt from the wheel hub, there was a LOT of heat involved. I noticed the tone ring had gotten warped ever so slightly from the prolonged heat. Can this be affecting the ABS light? I don't feel any vibration from the hub while driving. It feels like it did prior to me messing with everything. I had the rear of the car jacked up for 3 days straight.
I'm at my wit's end with these 3 days of going nuts with the car, no results, and messing things up even more. Any help would be much appreciated! Sorry for the novel...
History:
Maybe a year or two ago I knocked off a parking brake shoe while pulling of the rotors on my 2009 Hyundai Elantra. I finally got around to changing out the parking brake shoes this past Sunday. I decided to remove the wheel hub in order to get at the PB hardware somewhat easier. A hub flange bolt snapped off and was a major PITA to remove. Fast forward to today...
I replaced the parking brake hardware this afternoon. Afterwards, I mounted the wheel hub and torqued down the 4 bolts to about 44 foot lbs (source I have says 43-50). I noticed that the rotor went on rather snugly over the PB shoes. The star wheel was totally bottomed out, so there was no more room for adjustment. I loosened up the adjusting nut by the parking brake handle and that seemed to help things a little (or maybe it was my imagination). I then went for a test drive.
At first there was a nasty grinding noise and pulsating in the pedal, which seemed to go away after I pulled up on the PB lever a few times while going slowly. The brakes then operated fine afterwards. The PB had no real bite though and wouldn't even hold the car still when it was in drive. So I decided to tighten the adjustment nut again to see if I could get the PB working better. On the next test drive, there was a grinding noise again. This time the ABS light came on (it might've come on earlier during the 1st test drive but may not have noticed).
So, when I start up the car (has happened 4-5 times since the 2nd test drive), the ABS light comes on. Once I get going, the ABS light goes off. The brakes also make noise at this point while the light is off. Pulsing and a nasty noise. After a minute, the ABS light comes on then the brakes operate fine. No noise, and no pulse - just the annoying yellow light.
Can an improperly adjusted e-brake cause the ABS light to come on? Would it cause pulsing in the pedal and noise? The noise sounds like it's coming from up front, which is weird.
One other thing to mention... while removing the stuck bolt from the wheel hub, there was a LOT of heat involved. I noticed the tone ring had gotten warped ever so slightly from the prolonged heat. Can this be affecting the ABS light? I don't feel any vibration from the hub while driving. It feels like it did prior to me messing with everything. I had the rear of the car jacked up for 3 days straight.
I'm at my wit's end with these 3 days of going nuts with the car, no results, and messing things up even more. Any help would be much appreciated! Sorry for the novel...