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Really need help!! If you have ABS on your car the best way to use the brake system is to?

I really need this to pass my permit test/: Ive tried taking this 5 times. .Pump the brakes constantly .Slam on the brakes multiple times .Let the automatic feature stop the car .Apply steady pressure to the pedal

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sounds to me there's water in the line, just enough to cool the pipe off enough to prevent a proper seal. here's a trick: take white bread, shove it in the pipe on the supply side (the pipe side that water would come out of of you turned the service back on). the bread will absorb the water enough and allow you time to solder the joint. when you turn the water back on, it will blow out the bread, and what doesn't blow out will break down in the water. first you will need to clean up the old solder from the pipe, not all the way, just enough to get the pipe all the way onto the valve. lots of flux. if this doesn't work, try a compression fitting. good luck.
The water is not completely drained from the piping. When you put the torch to it any water in the pipes migrates to the heated area and keeps the pipe from getting hot enough for the solder to melt. The water source of the water can be pretty far down the line and still do this. You have to completely drain the pipes again. That may even mean starting over.
Steady pressure to the pedal. ABS takes care of pumping the brake for you so you don't have to.
The way ABS brakes work is for the pedal to be pushed all the way to the floor in the same way some one does a panic stop (Hard, firm and quick). Braking under normal circumstances is apply slight pressure to safely stop in the distance to be traveled during the stop or slow down distance. From the National Highway Safety Council: Does ABS change the way I should use the brakes? You should not pump your brakes if you have ABS. Just hold your foot firmly on the brakes pedal and remember that you can still steer. www.nhtsa /cars/problems/Equip.
Apply steady pressure the abs system will do the rest

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