kurijli

Hi all. I know this is more of a racing forum, but since I figure you know a lot about cars, thought I'd ask this question. I had a CV Axle (front driver's side) replaced on my '94 civic EX. After it was replaced the ABS light came on. The mechanic confirmed that the front driver's side ABS Sensor needed replacement.

My question is: do you think replacing the CV Axle caused this? I want to know because the mechanic refuses to take responsibility for the damaged ABS Sensor. Am I wrong in asserting that the mechanic is responsible?

Thanks

Miracle

There really isn't much of a way to PROVE that the damage was caused by the mechanic.

But you need to remember if that ABS light was on BEFORE you took it in for work.

AS WELL: Make sure the new CV shaft fit a car with ABS, and that it has the grooved exciter ring around the hub side of the axle.

No exciter ring: No signal to be read by the sensor.

pdiggitydogg

This isnt really a "racing forum"...it just seems that way because of all the idiots in here wanting to know how much power they're going to get from adding an intake and header"s".

If your sensor was fine when you took it in, theres a good chance that the mechanic did mess something up (like break it, while installing the new shaft). That does make them responsible.
Are you sure they used an abs axle?

If I were you, Id remove the wheel and take a look at the sensor myself.
Its pretty hard to miss - its the only electrical thing there is, located on the knuckle, behind the rotor