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Old May 25, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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Ok guys, have a weird one for ya. I just finished my front upper and lower CA bushing replace on both sides. Everything went smooth and I decided to take it out for a little spin today (2-3 miles) to see how it feels as I didn't want to drive too much as I need to get it alighned badly. Under light braking when the car gets down to about 10 mph the low trac light comes on and the ABS kicks in? I check the wheel speed sensor connections and they are both fully seated and and not loose and no clips were damaged during the disassembly and reassembly. Could the car being this bad out of alighnment cause a wheel speed sensor to trip the ABS? Anyone have any ideas as this seems weird to me?
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Anybody had this issue? I'm gonna try and clean the contacts today on the wheel sensors and see if I got any dirt in them and check the plugs.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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The alignment can do that if it's all messed up...... Get it lined up and your issues should clear up.
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Thanks Sam, wasn't sure if the alignment could do that or not. I know its pretty bad, but I'm getting it alighned this weekend. Don't worry I'm not driving it this week

Gonna clean out the wheel speed sensor connectors anyway just to double check before I drop it off for alighnment.
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yeah i was gonna say wheel speed sensors
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Ok guys, still have the issue. Got it aligned today and it's straight as an arrow but the low trac is triggering and kicking on the ABS at around 5 mph. I have cleaned all the wheel sensor and connections to no avail. It's not triggering the ABS light just the low trac and if I do indeed have a bad wheel sensor how can I tell which one it is as I don't wanna start throwing parts at it as these hub assemblys are really expensive. No codes are being stored plus the ABS system is separate and can only be scanned by GM correct? Any ideas as this is really annoying and pretty dangerous at low speeds?
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Ok, good news, the problem is now fixed. Decided to bit the bullet and buy a new hub assembly (friend of mine at Advance got me 30% off) and since the odds are both didn't have a problem, I started with the driverside and worked from there. Replacing these things is a snap and took all of 10 mins. When I pulled the assembly off it turned out the sensor was not fully seated and looked to be poped out a bit, so I replaced it with the new hub and now no Low Trac light and stops on a dime without kicking on the ABS - YESSS. Thought I'd include some pics of the hub assembly and the sensor pulled off so you guys can get an idea of how this sucker works. Thanks for all your help fellas once again.




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