Wheel Speed Sensor on Rear Axle (Drum Brakes)

Wheel Speed Sensor On Rear Axle (Drum Brakes), Removing And Installing
Removing
- Raise vehicle.





- Disconnect wheel speed sensor and speed sensor wiring connector -1-,
- Remove bolt -2- from stub axle.
- Pull ABS wheel speed sensor out of stub axle.

Installing
- Before inserting speed sensor, clean hole inner surface and coat speed sensor with grease, Part No. G 000 650.
- Insert speed sensor into hole in stub axle and tighten bolt to 8 Nm (71 inch lbs.).
- Connect speed sensor to speed sensor wiring.

ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Wiring To Rear Axle, Removing And Installing
Required Special Tools





^ VAS 1978 wiring harness repair kit

Removing
- Obtain radio code on vehicles with coded radio.
- Disconnect battery.
- Disconnect wheel speed sensor and speed sensor wiring connector
- Remove rear interior side panel, Refer to Body and Frame.





- Strip insulation (arrow) from shrink connection.





- Cut wheel speed sensor wire in front of spliced connection with stripping pliers from wiring repair kit VAS 1978and remove faulty wiring.





- Strip insulation at wiring end by 15 mm (5/8 inch) using stripping pliers from repair kit and fold over stripped wire portion.
- Install new wheel speed wiring
- Connect wheel speed sensor to speed sensor wiring.





- Secure wheel speed sensor wire (arrows).

CAUTION!
^ Do not twist wires in the wheel well.

- Connect wiring to wheel speed sensor.
- Cut 2-pin connector at new wheel speed sensor wire (it installed) using the stripping pliers from the repair kit.
- Strip 15 mm (5/8 inch) insulation off wire end and fold over stripped wire.
- Connect wheel speed sensor wire using correct size connector from wiring repair kit VAS 1978.