Wheel speed sensor replacement

[Superdannyboy]

What's up guys, superdannyboy here.

A couple months ago the abs light popped up on my dash, TC was instantly disabled, hill start assist disabled, parking sensors turned off, and precollision assist was turned off. Also, since the sensor couldn't correctly read speed, the electronic hydraulic assist on the steering wasn't working properly so it was stiffer at low speeds turning the wheel and just fine at higher speeds. My sct tuner didn't read any codes. Took the truck to AutoZone and they didn't read any codes.

Then I downloaded forscan and paid like $12 for a year subscription and made a booboo by pugging in the OBD2 cord for my sct tuner into my laptop. Instantly fried my motherboard so I got to upgrade to a newer laptop while I ordered the OBD2 cord that they recommend on the forscan website.

I plugged in the laptop and ran forscan where I got a code for the right rear wheel speed sensor.

I bought the rear wheel speed sensor from onlineFordpartscatalog.

I loosened the 8mm bolt holding the wheel sensor in. Unclipped the wire at the 4 locations and put in the new one.

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[Dereku]

Looks easy enough. Strange it was so hard to get a code out of it. Thanks for the pictures and write up.

 

[Superdannyboy]

Update. This worked for a couple months then it happened again. This time left rear sensor. I just got used to it but I went ahead and ordered the sensor from rockauto this time and used the standard brand one as a member on here told me that he went through 2 Ford brand sensors that crapped out and the standard one was the only one to last. Just turned on my truck and the abs light is gone. We'll see how long this lasts.

 

[brohammer619]

What rear leaf springs are those??

 

[Superdannyboy]

What rear leaf springs are those??

Deaver leaf springs

 

[bzmotoninja83]

I too had this pop up on my 2019 XL 2wd today. Gonna charge up the laptop and see what forscan has to say.

 

[Superdannyboy]

I too had this pop up on my 2019 XL 2wd today. Gonna charge up the laptop and see what forscan has to say.

My replacement is still going strong.

 

[bzmotoninja83]

Is it pretty straight forward, using forscan to locate the faulty sensor?
I've used forscan when I replaced my cluster and stereo from XL equipped to XLT equipped.

 

[Superdannyboy]

Is it pretty straight forward, using forscan to locate the faulty sensor?
I've used forscan when I replaced my cluster and stereo from XL equipped to XLT equipped.

Yea I didn't really know what I was doing but then I saw where it said like left rear sensor or whatever and thats how I knew. I think it was in the list of codes because I've had many in my ownership of my Baja build, haha.

 

[bzmotoninja83]

So I finally got around to scanning the truck with ForScan and, its the front left sensor. Im fairly certain the sensor is just bad and not anyhting fowl with the plug so, i'll just replace it.
I was wondering about the quality of Standard vs Motorcraft. I have a Standard Motors warehouse down te street from me, too bad I cant just pick it up there. lol

 

[bzmotoninja83]

Wow my typing sucks on a laptop, in the truck....

 

[Superdannyboy]

Wow my typing sucks on a laptop, in the truck....

Lol. I have a motorcraft wheel sensor and a standard wheel sensor both working so ?

 

[bzmotoninja83]

@Superdannyboy Well..... it was definitely bad. After doing the lowering kit and, getting new tires, I guess it stuck out just enough to kiss the tire.

 

[Superdannyboy]

@Superdannyboy Well..... it was definitely bad. After doing the lowering kit and, getting new tires, I guess it stuck out just enough to kiss the tire.

Mine are ziptied to my upper control arm lol

 

[bzmotoninja83]

Idk how it happened because the clips were in place. I made sure the wire is twisted in a way that it curves in instead of out this time. Lol

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