i need some help wiht my car. my ABS light is on. it's been on and off for a couple of month but since yesterday it is on full time.. I took the car to the dealer and they scan the car and told me i have problem with the "right rear wheel speed sensor". they freaking charge me $114 for it and now i have to replace the sensor that will cost me another $100+. i just had a 80000 mile major service done that cost me $400 plz..i need to save some money. is the sensor easily replaceable? if it is can i do it myself?

 

The sensor is #23/24 here; besides it's the only electrical wire coming from the hub area.

Follow the wire, attached to the control arm or wherever. Look for broken spot, maybe you can fix it by splicing the wire??

The wire goes thru a plug in the body, look for a loose/dirty/corroded plug under your trunk carpeting.

Take off your brake caliper & rotor. There's a toothed ring around the hub, look for that being OK, or maybe there's metal shavings stuck to the magnetic end of the sensor.

After ruling out all that stuff, the sensor is held in by a screw or 2, so get a new one & bolt it in.

 

damn Jim you're on top of ****.

it's held in with one bolt, and once unbolted it *should* come right out. I have one in the front that I've taken out previously w/o problem but doesn't want to come out again for some reason and I'm not sure where the hell to pry it from without breaking it. It's still working so I haven't bothered trying, I just don't like how the wire is routed...