Re: ___ Do ABS sensors get rusted in place, OR WHAT ! ! !
Rex B wrote:
> On Sun, 30 May 2004 23:33:16 -0600, "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com>
> wrote:
>
> ||Big mistake I made . .
> ||
> ||Thought I'd slip one of my rear ABS sensors out of a '95 Odyssey. Two
> ||bolts, clean and inspect, put back in and check the clearance. Not so.
> ||Broke the steel plate off, sensor still wouldn't come out. Couldn't even
> ||get the 'remains' out with a chisel and sledge hammer. Too bad it wasn't
> ||mounted in a couple of O-rings instead of fitting 'snug'. The rust had
> ||locked it in there permanently. I finally destroyed it one whack at a
> ||time (without sacrificing the tone ring) and now I'm shopping for a new
> ||sensor. Some things mortals should never mess with.
>
> If it was that corroded, it was probably near failure.
>
>
> Texas Parts Guy
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Not really. . . the part that gets stuck is all made of plastic, the
shape of a cylinder, but it passed thru a tubular hole in the rear
knuckle, where the rust surrounds it, locking it in place after a few
salty years :-(
P.S. Anybody in North america got a rear-right ABS sensor for a gen 1
Odyssey? Remove the underscores to reply if you do...
'curly'
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