ABS testing with Bowmonk tools
Equipment provider Bowmonk offers a range of devices to assist with ABS testing and fault-finding.
“A modern commercial vehicle now bears a host of advanced safety features to ensure a safer driving experience, ABS (anti-lock braking system) – an application to avoid a full wheel lock-up under hard braking – being one of them,” said the company.
“They also now command a higher and more detailed level of servicing, performed by trained and qualified vehicle technicians.
“A very common defect with any modern HGV could be a fault with either the ABS sensor or exciter ring, 
highlighted by a warning lamp on the dashboard. This can be checked in a matter of minutes using Bowmonk’s ABS tester, the SensorCheck.”
Another reason for the ABS light illuminating could be a short circuit in the ABS circuitry. Bowmonk`s IsoCheck is a popular tool for locating the whereabouts of any such fault, says the firm.
Checking the operation of a trailer`s ABS and airbrake system and CAN line activity can be performed without the requirement of a tractor unit, using Bowmonk`s TrailerCheck ‘Plus’.
“This can become a time consuming and expensive exercise to rectify, as in many cases components are replaced using the process of elimination, often when it is not necessary,” said the company.
“Modern technology now also allows us to perform a sequential diagnostic check of these components in the form of an ABS sensor tester.
“This allows the operator to perform a diagnostic check of the sensor and exciter ring, quickly locating the fault without having to remove the road wheel: a test completed in a matter of seconds.”
