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Wheel speed sensors
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:27 pm
by SimonS4MTM
Hi all
Anyone managed to get these off without damage?
Any useful tips?
RE: Wheel speed sensors
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:52 pm
by MCB
Be warned they can be a right B****r so don't expect to do this quickly as patience will very possibly be required. I used a combination of rotating the sensor while prising gently out of the upright and they took me rather a long time.
Some come out easy and some are a – well you can guess.
Definitely an evening with a beer and good music job.
Good luck!
RE: Wheel speed sensors
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:04 am
by SimonS4MTM
That's what I thought. I had a go the other weekend and they would not even rotate.
I think a few applications of WD40 will be required.
Re: Wheel speed sensors
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:12 am
by philipwalker
SimonS4MTM wrote:Hi all
Anyone managed to get these off without damage?
Any useful tips?
No, they generally break when you attempt to twist or pull them out.
You may be lucky !
RE: Re: Wheel speed sensors
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:27 am
by MCB
I guess I must of been lucky then as managed to get both rears out of my MY2000, soaked them overnight with 'Break Free' then with wrapped a strip of gaffer tape around the barrel(?) and locked on a small pair of mole grips. gentle twisting / prising eventually had them out - bugger of a job. Before putting them back cleaned up the hole with emery and gave them a good lube with silicone grease.