Is tone ring part of the wheel bearing ?
Whatever tire is placed on that side probably wears unevenly though not
visibly
so and starts to make noise after a while, so may be the bearing is bad.
This
is my latest thought connecting the observations in retrospect.
Your comments please.
Thanks
Matt
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:10:34 -0700, "Happy Traveler"
<happy_traveler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
|Sounds like something got stuck in the tone ring (perhaps a pebble) and
is
|chewing the sensor up as it goes around. Or perhaps the tone ring itself
is
|damaged and has some broken off piece sticking out. You will need to get
in
|there and take a good look.
|
|<None@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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|> The ABS light on my Explorer 2000 came on after the ABS system started
|> engaging
|> at very low speeds and it is steadily lit.
|>
|> I took out the front right ABS sensor to examine it. I found its tip
|> badly
|> ground and strands of copper wire about 0.25 inch long, hanging from
it.
|>
|> My understanding is that the sensor has no moving part nor does it come
in
|> contact with anything moving, then why is my sensor damaged like this ?
|>
|> The new sensor costs 120+ dollars, so I do not want to replace it
without
|> first
|> making sure that the new one will not get damaged because something
else
|> is also
|> wrong.
|>
|> What could damage my sensor like that, and what should I do beside
|> replacing
|> the sensor ?
|>
|> Thanks in advance.
|>
|> Matt
|
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