Rear ABS sensor
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Rear ABS sensor
Just located the fault with my ABS. And it's a rear. I have been quoted £60 for a new Citroen supplied one. Is that reasonable?
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Where is the sensor situated, maybe my Gti still has it ........ although another BX'er had the two trailing arms off me so maybe not?
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mine was bulbless last year and the tester looked at the dash waiting for the bulb to come on and go out bu tit didnt! he even checked the charts toi see and checked again loL!
althoguh tbh i have less confidence int he brakes now the abs is working than before! i suppose its due to the way you get used to it isnt it!
althoguh tbh i have less confidence int he brakes now the abs is working than before! i suppose its due to the way you get used to it isnt it!
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Not necessarily. The coil and magnet assembly plugs into the unit internally so the outer casing may be relieved with emery paper to remove the rust and so on before it can be levered out with plenty of loos'nin juice. If it has failed, then there is no cure but an in situ bit of rewiring is a possibility as is removal of the rear arm for the parsimoniously inclined.
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The rear sensors can be removed and reused - if you are careful.
If you remove a section of the rear arm aperture that the sensor body goes through by sawing through in two places and then opening up the aperture to allow the sensor to come out undamaged. You the have a C shaped aperture instead of an O shaped one.
This will still hold the sensor securely and allow it to be inserted and removed easily.
If you remove a section of the rear arm aperture that the sensor body goes through by sawing through in two places and then opening up the aperture to allow the sensor to come out undamaged. You the have a C shaped aperture instead of an O shaped one.
This will still hold the sensor securely and allow it to be inserted and removed easily.
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If you're going to replace it why bother to get it out in one piece?
If you're going to re-wire it why bother to take it out?
It can be got out in one piece - did one of mine a couple of years ago - took about an hour of levering etc - and it was dud at the end - and at the beginning. I expect the backplate bolts will shear as well - and have to be drilled out!
Putting new one wasn't much better even after I'd filed the hole in the casting out!
If you're going to re-wire it why bother to take it out?
It can be got out in one piece - did one of mine a couple of years ago - took about an hour of levering etc - and it was dud at the end - and at the beginning. I expect the backplate bolts will shear as well - and have to be drilled out!
Putting new one wasn't much better even after I'd filed the hole in the casting out!
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Well live and learn, I let the arms go for a song not realising at the time that fully functional sensors went as well, no doubt the lucky recipient was well aware though
Marty said: "Take some small comfort from the fact that the driver of the other car, having failed the breath test will even now be in a little cell, with luck they will double him up with some mean bastard who will be tattooing a fandango on his arse"
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