Another ABS/TCS Moser 9" problem (not caused by bumps)
05-23-2006, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SJM Manufacturing Inc
a dealer woudl be able to check that easily...by installing a new unit. If you have another one you can borrow, this is much easier and quicker then going crazy triing to find the culprit since you're already directed towards it being damaged.
05-23-2006, 08:10 PM
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You may find one from one of the guys whom delete it from out kits. Best bet is finding one from one of those guys if their original one worked. Ebay, you're going out on a limb. No warranty on electrical components. You don't even know if the one you receive would be working.
Good luck.
Good luck.
05-23-2006, 10:42 PM
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I found another possibile "fix" that I might try. I sent a PM to bigdsz, who posted this quote below in another thread. I'll see what he says and maybe I'll try shimming the sensor AWAY from the ring instead of toward it. I had the plates already pressed with 1/2" studs already installed so I'm not sure if they were screw in's but seems likely.
He posted this quote here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....52&postcount=4
Originally Posted by bigdsz
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Concerning your 4 channel traction control, if you have screw in studs, they mess with the ABS sensor, and send false readings. The sensor will have to be shimmed out about 1/4" so it doesn't pick up false readings from the studs.
Concerning your 4 channel traction control, if you have screw in studs, they mess with the ABS sensor, and send false readings. The sensor will have to be shimmed out about 1/4" so it doesn't pick up false readings from the studs.
05-23-2006, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SJM Manufacturing Inc
You may find one from one of the guys whom delete it from out kits. Best bet is finding one from one of those guys if their original one worked. Ebay, you're going out on a limb. No warranty on electrical components. You don't even know if the one you receive would be working.
Good luck.
Good luck.
05-28-2006, 11:46 AM
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I was going to use metal washers but the hardware store didn't have any that fit without modification - I would have had to make them bigger diameter and then ground down the side to fit.
Instead I bought package of rubber hose washers (the kind that fit inside a garden hose). I also bought a longer bolt to hold the sensor in place and 4 washers for the bolt as spacers for that part. I put two hose washers on each sensor and then used the 3 bolt washers as shims for the bolt (I had to grind the bolt washers a tiny bit to allow the bolt to go straight into the backing plate). The hose washers fit great - just stetched them out slightly to fit over the sensor and it is working like a champ now.
Instead I bought package of rubber hose washers (the kind that fit inside a garden hose). I also bought a longer bolt to hold the sensor in place and 4 washers for the bolt as spacers for that part. I put two hose washers on each sensor and then used the 3 bolt washers as shims for the bolt (I had to grind the bolt washers a tiny bit to allow the bolt to go straight into the backing plate). The hose washers fit great - just stetched them out slightly to fit over the sensor and it is working like a champ now.
05-30-2006, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by KCRickSS
I was going to use metal washers but the hardware store didn't have any that fit without modification - I would have had to make them bigger diameter and then ground down the side to fit.
Instead I bought package of rubber hose washers (the kind that fit inside a garden hose). I also bought a longer bolt to hold the sensor in place and 4 washers for the bolt as spacers for that part. I put two hose washers on each sensor and then used the 3 bolt washers as shims for the bolt (I had to grind the bolt washers a tiny bit to allow the bolt to go straight into the backing plate). The hose washers fit great - just stetched them out slightly to fit over the sensor and it is working like a champ now.
Instead I bought package of rubber hose washers (the kind that fit inside a garden hose). I also bought a longer bolt to hold the sensor in place and 4 washers for the bolt as spacers for that part. I put two hose washers on each sensor and then used the 3 bolt washers as shims for the bolt (I had to grind the bolt washers a tiny bit to allow the bolt to go straight into the backing plate). The hose washers fit great - just stetched them out slightly to fit over the sensor and it is working like a champ now.
05-31-2006, 12:27 AM
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Attached is a quick pic of one already installed but should be good enough. Also, FWIW the 2 replacment bolts I got were 6mm-10x25mm according to the wrapper.
You can see the two rubber washers (brownish color) around the main sensor. Also, if you look at the bolt there is one washer on the outside of the bracket and there is some electrical tape behind the bracket. The electrical tape is just holding 3 washers together that are sitting behind the bracket.
I forgot that I used the tape to make it easier to bolt on...the stupid washers wouldn't stay lined up so I put 2 pieces of tape over them to holdem long enough to bolt. I'm sure there is a nicer looking way to do it but I had thought that no one would ever see it...oops...until now. Oh well.
Basically you are just creating space between the sensor and the backing plate that it rests against. The two rubber hose washers slide all the way onto the sensor. The 3 extra bolt washers (behind the tape) make that the same amount of space created for the bolt so everything stays the same distance from the plate.
Hope that helps!
You can see the two rubber washers (brownish color) around the main sensor. Also, if you look at the bolt there is one washer on the outside of the bracket and there is some electrical tape behind the bracket. The electrical tape is just holding 3 washers together that are sitting behind the bracket.
I forgot that I used the tape to make it easier to bolt on...the stupid washers wouldn't stay lined up so I put 2 pieces of tape over them to holdem long enough to bolt. I'm sure there is a nicer looking way to do it but I had thought that no one would ever see it...oops...until now.
Oh well. Basically you are just creating space between the sensor and the backing plate that it rests against. The two rubber hose washers slide all the way onto the sensor. The 3 extra bolt washers (behind the tape) make that the same amount of space created for the bolt so everything stays the same distance from the plate.
Hope that helps!
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06-02-2006, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by KCRickSS
The hose washers fit great - just stetched them out slightly to fit over the sensor and it is working like a champ now.
06-02-2006, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by andyws6
How did you get the sensor out? Did you have to take of the rotor and loosen the backing plate? I couldn't just pull mine out, just curious.
06-02-2006, 09:53 PM
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I was able to get the sensor out, (cut a little of the side with a sharp chisel). I spaced them out just like it is shown above with 2 rubber washers and 3 metal ones (ground to fit) and I took it for a little spin and the low trac light still came on. I didn't get to drive it much so I will try again tomorrow and post my results. Hopefully that was just a fluke and the fix works for me too.