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possible failing abs wheel sensor?


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dmac0923
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Mar 29, 2012, 3:25 PM

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2002 ford ranger 4x4 4.0l auto 173,000 miles

lately on my truck ive noticed the ABS kicking in when coming to a stop with the wheels turned to the right. this is only at low speeds like if you were to make a right turn into a parking spot. Just as the truck is about to come to a complete stop the brake pedal pulses and i feel the abs kicking in kinda like the feeling if you were to try and stop on a patch of ice.

so far i can only get it to happen when turning right.

there are no check engine lights or abs lights on.

i was thinking it might be a wheel sensor acting up, but those are usually good or bad right? the other thing i was thinking was maybe a wheel bearing on its way out causing the magnetic pick up to give the wheel sensor a bad reading??
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Hammer Time
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Mar 29, 2012, 3:35 PM

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That's a typical symptom of a speed sensor inaccurate at low speeds. You can usually hook up a scan tool and snapshot the sensor data while stopping to determine which sensor it is. It could be a faulty sensor, bad wheel bearing or a damaged tone ring so a visual inspection may reveal something.



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