FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Rear

REMOVAL
1. Raise the vehicle.
2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly from the vehicle.

Rear Speed Sensor Connection To Vehicle Wiring Harness:





3. Disconnect the wheel speed sensor cable connector from the vehicle wiring harness. Remove the clip attaching wheel speed sensor cable connector to the vehicle's body.
4. Remove the wheel speed sensor cable routing bracket from under rear brake flex hose mounting bracket. Then remove the speed sensor cable from the routing clips on the rear brake flex hose and chassis brake tube.

Speed Sensor Head Mounting And Cable Routing:





5. Remove the bolt attaching the wheel speed sensor to the rear disc brake adapter. Then, remove the bolt attaching the wheel speed sensor cable routing bracket to rear strut.

CAUTION: When removing a wheel speed sensor from the knuckle, do not use pliers on the sensor head. This may damage the sensor head. Use the procedure described in Step 6.

6. Carefully, remove the sensor head from the rear disc brake adapter. If the sensor has seized due to corrosion, use a hammer and a punch to tap edge of the sensor head ear, rocking the sensor side to side until free. Then, remove the wheel speed sensor from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION

CAUTION: Proper installation of the wheel speed sensor cables is critical to continued system operation. Be sure that cables are installed, routed, and clipped properly. Failure to install speed sensor cables properly may result in contact with moving parts or an over extension of cables causing an open circuit.

1. Install wheel speed sensor head into disc brake adapter.
2. Install wheel speed sensor mounting bolt. Tighten the mounting bolt to a torque of 7 Nm (60 inch lbs.).
3. Install the brake flex hose and wheel speed sensor cable routing bracket on the rear strut.
4. Install wheel speed sensor cable into the routing clips on the rear brake flex hose and chassis brake tube.
5. Connect the wheel speed sensor cable connector into vehicle wiring harness. Install the clip attaching the wheel speed sensor cable connector to vehicle's body.
6. Install the tire and wheel assembly on vehicle.
7. Lower the vehicle.
8. Road test the vehicle to ensure proper operation of the base brakes and Antilock Brake System (ABS).