I would like to share with the group another 'issue' I've had with my 307. It is now resolved but seems worth remembering / sharing.
Ive had a problem with slowspeed braking that i'm getting the ABS engaging for no apparent reason and releasing one of the wheels. This started about
16 months ago and has got gradually worse. The car stops well and passed its MOT in september whilst like this but is a real pain.I got my local tyre and brake supplier to check it out, and they couldnt find any issues with the brakes etc. They recommended a local independant garage that would be able to check the diagnostics.
They found no faults reported on the diagnostics and no warning lights etc. They suggested a new ABS pump but warned it was offered as a 'most likely' cause rather than dead cert. Given the likely cost, have a think about it first. I decided to bear with it, so long as it stayed safe, and hope for a fault to be recorded on the diagnostics.
5 MONTHS ON it went back for service and they again asked what I wanted to do. This time whilst talking to my mechanic I mentioned that at 40000miles another garage had replaced a front bearing.They suggested this may be the missing link. If the bearing had been put in wrongly (or the wrong bearing used) the ABS sensor on that side may be fooled into thinking the wheel wasnt turning, and activating the abs pump. They stripped it down and found whilst the bearing was fine, the circlip was overlapping the sensor by a few millimeters. REFITTED CORRECTLY AND FAULT VANISHES.
So despite being originally told the ABS unit is self contained and is most often the cause of any problems, this clearly demonstrates this is not so.
Sometimes it pays to persist when there seems no obvious fault.