bent axle?
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From: Lantz, Nova Scotia, Canada
bent axle? i think my 2000 ws6 has a bent axle, hit a curb last year and noticed it tonight after installing tt2's and taking it for a hide, driver side wheels has bad wallble. need new on, but i don't no what spline axle they are? the car got a 6 speed with 3.42's. should i get used ones on here or should i buy new higher strenght after market ones? i no i'm an idiot!
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From: 32639 Groesbeck HWY. Fraser MI 48026
Used axles are fine, but you need to double check what ABS system your car has before looking for one. The 4 chanel axles have an ABS gear on the axleshaft behind the rotor and a 3 chanel car will have the ABS gear inside the center section.
Three channel rear end has ABS. A 4 channel rear end has ABS and traction control. A 'channel' is just a way of describing the means for a speed sensor to gauge the wheel speed. On a 3 channel rear end, the two front wheels have sensors, and there is one sensor on top of the rear end housing that reads for the whole rear. On a 4 channel rear end, there is a speed sensor at every wheel. 4 channel rear ends have reluctor wheels on each axle, 3 channel rears have one big reluctor ring on the differential. Because a 4 channel has a sensor at each rear wheel it can see the difference in speed between one wheel and the other, and you have traction control. This is a post from the sticky above on rear ends posted by keliente. Check out the stickies
