bad swaying when braking hard

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hi all wonder if ya can help,had to brake quite harsh today as i ran out of road and i sort of fish tailed got to say me pants nearly went for a split second,my abs light is intermittent more on than off ,had it vag commed a while ago and it came up both rear sensors had problems.i havnt got around to getting them changed but could this be the problem causing my swaying,also wheres best to get theese from price wise?

thanks all for any help.

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[ventovr6essex1 0]

sounds like your rear axel bushes could be weak and on heavy braking as your rear wheels are fighting for grip the axel is moving on the bushes and making the rear steer iwould also look at your front wishbone bushes as they can also make the car unstable under heavy braking if they are weak . i ended up polly bushing my car it transformed it . akso if the abs light was on your cars electronc brake force distrubution (ie load vave) will not be working properly . so it could be over braking the rear wheels

[gtijames 0]

would put the abs sensors in and then the abs system will work properly and go from there. try ecp or gsf for the sensors

[ingham 5]

mk3 golf vr6 brakes are set up to over brake at rear and the abs is there to catch any lock ups .so if youve got problems with rear sensors thats most likely the problem

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thanks all gonna go buy them from gsf,£66

vr6's are pure money boxes!!!

thanks again

[james4287 1]

mine did this really bad, fitted new rear shocks and problem solved.

[Wideopentuning 0]

Double check for worn front wishbone bushes, ball joints and tie rods.

Also check to make sure the rear caliper slides are lubed and moving free.

[Toby 0]

I also had this problem and as per James4287 I just fitted new suspension and it was sorted - I had one v scary moment though!