ABS Sensors
From : scott
Q: can anybody tell me where to find the abs sensors on the rear axle of a 98 b1500 conversion van is there anyway to test these without having to take the van in for a outrageously priced code scan thanks........... ----== posted via feed.com - unlimited-uncensored-secure usenet ==---- http//www.feed.com the #1 group service in the world! 100000 groups ---= 19 east/west-coast specialized servers - total privacy via encryption =--- .
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From : tom lawrence
can anybody tell me where to find the abs sensors on the rear axle of a 98 b1500 conversion van on top of the differential housing. there is only one. is there anyway to test these without having to take the van in for a outrageously priced code scan take an analog voltmeter and set it to read voltage the lowest setting that it can read. unplug the rear speed sensor and hook the probe wires up to the sensor. raise the rear axle and support it on jackstands. start the van and put it in drive. if you see the needle on the meter pulsing back and forth your speed sensor is outputting a signal. you can use a digital voltmeter as well - its just easier to see the movement of a needle than the changing digits on an lcd display. .
From : transurgeon
can anybody tell me where to find the abs sensors on the rear axle of a 98 b1500 conversion van on top of the differential housing. there is only one. is there anyway to test these without having to take the van in for a outrageously priced code scan take an analog voltmeter and set it to read voltage the lowest setting that it can read. unplug the rear speed sensor and hook the probe wires up to the sensor. raise the rear axle and support it on jackstands. start the van and put it in drive. if you see the needle on the meter pulsing back and forth your speed sensor is outputting a signal. you can use a digital voltmeter as well - its just easier to see the movement of a needle than the changing digits on an lcd display. an old simpson 260 set to 10 vac works pretty well the voltage will increase along with frequency until it reaches about 20 vac then voltage is steady and frequency increases with speed .
From : roy
sounds like a good way to get someone wraped around the drive shaft. you do it from behind the axle moron. damn it tom ya shoulda let greg try it. bfg roy .
From : denny
sounds like a good way to get someone wraped around the drive shaft. you do it from behind the axle moron. damn it tom ya shoulda let greg try it. bfg roy would that have been called a bee-flop-flop-flop denny .
From : beekeep
on sat 14 aug 2004 002430 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote can anybody tell me where to find the abs sensors on the rear axle of a 98 b1500 conversion van on top of the differential housing. there is only one. is there anyway to test these without having to take the van in for a outrageously priced code scan take an analog voltmeter and set it to read voltage the lowest setting that it can read. unplug the rear speed sensor and hook the probe wires up to the sensor. raise the rear axle and support it on jackstands. start the van and put it in drive. if you see the needle on the meter pulsing back and forth your speed sensor is outputting a signal. you can use a digital voltmeter as well - its just easier to see the movement of a needle than the changing digits on an lcd display. sounds like a good way to get someone wraped around the drive shaft. beekeep .
From : tom lawrence
sounds like a good way to get someone wraped around the drive shaft. you do it from behind the axle moron. .
From : beekeep
on sat 14 aug 2004 203209 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote sounds like a good way to get someone wraped around the drive shaft. you do it from behind the axle moron. damn it tom ya shoulda let greg try it. bfg roy would that have been called a bee-flop-flop-flop denny make all ther fun you want but we lost a kid here in the county putting in post holes by himself. somehow he and barbed wire got caught and wrapped around the auger. shit happens. all im saying is be careful working under a running truck on jackstands. beekeep .
From : transurgeon
on sat 14 aug 2004 203209 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote sounds like a good way to get someone wraped around the drive shaft. you do it from behind the axle moron. damn it tom ya shoulda let greg try it. bfg roy would that have been called a bee-flop-flop-flop denny make all ther fun you want but we lost a kid here in the county putting in post holes by himself. somehow he and barbed wire got caught and wrapped around the auger. wtf was he doing with a running auger near barbed wire sounds like something youd do then bitch about the results shit happens. only if youre a total idiot all im saying is be careful working under a running truck on jackstands. no you were being your typical asshole self now you;re trying to back out of it .
From : tom lawrence
how will he know if the signal is good jest curious. well for the most part either a signal is there or it isnt. its a simple hall-effect sensor meaning that as the tooth of the tone ring passes by the sensor which has a permanent magnet in it an electrical current a pulse is generated. its this electrical pulse that youre looking to see on the meter. a better way to check the sensor is with an oscilloscope ecause youll be able to see the frequency of the pulses and see if theyre consistent. most people wont have a scope but most will have a voltmeter. .
From : neil nelson
honeybs@radix.net beekeep wrote id like to see things from your point of view but i cant get my head that far up my ass. the original poster could have been some 18 year old kid who hasnt been around long enough to know what can happen in a split second. my neighbors son is a good example. he was wrenching on his car with the engine running. he dropped a wrench into the fan. the fan shattered and a piece hit him in his neck cutting his jugular vein. he bled to death in less than a minute. repairing cars and trucks is hazardous work that is why its best left to professionals. .
From : marsh monster
.. .. concerning how to check speed sensors =3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d =3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net tom=a0lawrence take an analog voltmeter and set it to read voltage the lowest setting that it can read. unplug the rear speed sensor and hook the probe wires up to the sensor. raise the rear axle and support it on jackstands. start the van and put it in drive. if you see the needle on the meter pulsing back and forth your speed sensor is outputting a signal. you can use a digital voltmeter as well - its just easier to see the movement of a needle than the changing digits on an lcd display. =3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d =3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d how will he know if the signal is good jest curious. marshmonster drops anchor opens a beer lights a smoke tosses his line in the water checks his cricket bucket and begins to ponder the days events =3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d =3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d .
From : beekeep
on sat 14 aug 2004 143535 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote sounds like a good way to get someone wraped around the drive shaft. you do it from behind the axle moron. you didnt say that. i was just pointing out a danger. beekeep .
From : beekeep
on sun 15 aug 2004 164718 gmt grease doctor nobulltrans@mchsi.dotcom wrote on sat 14 aug 2004 203209 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote sounds like a good way to get someone wraped around the drive shaft. you do it from behind the axle moron. damn it tom ya shoulda let greg try it. bfg roy would that have been called a bee-flop-flop-flop denny make all ther fun you want but we lost a kid here in the county putting in post holes by himself. somehow he and barbed wire got caught and wrapped around the auger. wtf was he doing with a running auger near barbed wire sounds like something youd do then bitch about the results shit happens. only if youre a total idiot then i guess your days are numbered grease doctor. all im saying is be careful working under a running truck on jackstands. no you were being your typical asshole self now you;re trying to back out of it id like to see things from your point of view but i cant get my head that far up my ass. the original poster could have been some 18 year old kid who hasnt been around long enough to know what can happen in a split second. my neighbors son is a good example. he was wrenching on his car with the engine running. he dropped a wrench into the fan. the fan shattered and a piece hit him in his neck cutting his jugular vein. he bled to death in less than a minute. beekeep .
From : tom lawrence
happen in a split second. my neighbors son is a good example. he was wrenching on his car with the engine running. he dropped a wrench into the fan. the fan shattered and a piece hit him in his neck cutting his jugular vein. he bled to death in less than a minute. interesting.... if it shattered then it was a plastic fan... which means it was a relatively new vehicle.... which means it almost certainly would have had a fan shroud. now.... any shrapnel would have had to be travelling awfully fast far faster than the idle speed of your typical engine to bust through the shroud and still have enough energy to cut that deeply. im not saying i dont believe you but..... .
From : cbhvac
happen in a split second. my neighbors son is a good example. he was wrenching on his car with the engine running. he dropped a wrench into the fan. the fan shattered and a piece hit him in his neck cutting his jugular vein. he bled to death in less than a minute. interesting.... if it shattered then it was a plastic fan... which means it was a relatively new vehicle.... which means it almost certainly would have had a fan shroud. now.... any shrapnel would have had to be travelling awfully fast far faster than the idle speed of your typical engine to bust through the shroud and still have enough energy to cut that deeply. im not saying i dont believe you but..... and considering the fact that probably a million wrenches have been dropped into half a million plastic blades a year....well..... .
From : tom lawrence
repairing cars and trucks is hazardous work that is why its best left to professionals. spoken like a man who calls a plumber every time the kitcken sink gets clogged... .
From : neil nelson
cqguc.24439$nx2.17091@read2..atl.earthlink.net tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote repairing cars and trucks is hazardous work that is why its best left to professionals. spoken like a man who calls a plumber every time the kitcken sink gets clogged... nope. other than having a plumber pull the permits and install the underground sanitary drains when we built our addition in 1986 the feeds to all sinks/tubs the drain pipes and the boiler are all installed by myself as is the electrical from the panel inward the drywall the tongue and groove ceiling the cabinets the doors and trim. i did farm out the carpeting though... .
From : roy
cqguc.24439$nx2.17091@read2..atl.earthlink.net tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote repairing cars and trucks is hazardous work that is why its best left to professionals. spoken like a man who calls a plumber every time the kitcken sink gets clogged... nope. other than having a plumber pull the permits and install the underground sanitary drains when we built our addition in 1986 the feeds to all sinks/tubs the drain pipes and the boiler are all installed by myself as is the electrical from the panel inward the drywall the tongue and groove ceiling the cabinets the doors and trim. i did farm out the carpeting though... i would think that use of the tools needed to build an addition and the construction of same is just as hazardous as truck or auto repairing. roy .
From : neil nelson
roy roy@home.net wrote cqguc.24439$nx2.17091@read2..atl.earthlink.net tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote repairing cars and trucks is hazardous work that is why its best left to professionals. spoken like a man who calls a plumber every time the kitcken sink gets clogged... nope. other than having a plumber pull the permits and install the underground sanitary drains when we built our addition in 1986 the feeds to all sinks/tubs the drain pipes and the boiler are all installed by myself as is the electrical from the panel inward the drywall the tongue and groove ceiling the cabinets the doors and trim. i did farm out the carpeting though... i would think that use of the tools needed to build an addition and the construction of same is just as hazardous as truck or auto repairing. roy that might be but i was describing the installation of the mechanical systems which is what tom made reference to. i did not rough in the addition i paid a building contractor to do that since it was the dead of winter and after tearing off the old addition we were left with a 14 foot wide hole in the side of the house. .
From : neil nelson
mgg mike@pacbell.net wrote hi neil i may have jumped the gun in my previous post. i should read the entire thread before responding g. if the contractor you hired to do the shell pulled a permit which covered the mechanical and electrical as well youre probably ok if your work was inspected. no problem. .
From : beekeep
on mon 16 aug 2004 025340 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote happen in a split second. my neighbors son is a good example. he was wrenching on his car with the engine running. he dropped a wrench into the fan. the fan shattered and a piece hit him in his neck cutting his jugular vein. he bled to death in less than a minute. interesting.... if it shattered then it was a plastic fan... which means it was a relatively new vehicle.... which means it almost certainly would have had a fan shroud. now.... any shrapnel would have had to be travelling awfully fast far faster than the idle speed of your typical engine to bust through the shroud and still have enough energy to cut that deeply. im not saying i dont believe you but..... never asked for details but i believe it was a metal fan. beekeep .
From : mgg
ya know...even if you do it yourself you are supposed to get permits. if youre in ca and go to sell your house youre kind of sol when disclosure time comes and you cant produce the permits for all of that work. im a general building contractor in ca but i dont know what the disclosure laws are in other states. however the uniform building code which states the above fact is the basis for 99% of building codes in the usa. no offense meant here just an fyi. --mike cqguc.24439$nx2.17091@read2..atl.earthlink.net tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote repairing cars and trucks is hazardous work that is why its best left to professionals. spoken like a man who calls a plumber every time the kitcken sink gets clogged... nope. other than having a plumber pull the permits and install the underground sanitary drains when we built our addition in 1986 the feeds to all sinks/tubs the drain pipes and the boiler are all installed by myself as is the electrical from the panel inward the drywall the tongue and groove ceiling the cabinets the doors and trim. i did farm out the carpeting though... .
From : mgg
hi neil i may have jumped the gun in my previous post. i should read the entire thread before responding g. if the contractor you hired to do the shell pulled a permit which covered the mechanical and electrical as well youre probably ok if your work was inspected. --mike roy roy@home.net wrote cqguc.24439$nx2.17091@read2..atl.earthlink.net tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote repairing cars and trucks is hazardous work that is why its best left to professionals. spoken like a man who calls a plumber every time the kitcken sink gets clogged... nope. other than having a plumber pull the permits and install the underground sanitary drains when we built our addition in 1986 the feeds to all sinks/tubs the drain pipes and the boiler are all installed by myself as is the electrical from the panel inward the drywall the tongue and groove ceiling the cabinets the doors and trim. i did farm out the carpeting though... i would think that use of the tools needed to build an addition and the construction of same is just as hazardous as truck or auto repairing. roy that might be but i was describing the installation of the mechanical systems which is what tom made reference to. i did not rough in the addition i paid a building contractor to do that since it was the dead of winter and after tearing off the old addition we were left with a 14 foot wide hole in the side of the house. .
From : neil nelson
mgg mike@pacbell.net wrote ya know...even if you do it yourself you are supposed to get permits. if youre in ca and go to sell your house youre kind of sol when disclosure time comes and you cant produce the permits for all of that work. im a general building contractor in ca but i dont know what the disclosure laws are in other states. however the uniform building code which states the above fact is the basis for 99% of building codes in the usa. no offense meant here just an fyi. which part of the plumbing contractor pulled the permits didnt you understand everything was permitted everything was inspected everything was signed off on by the building inspector and electrical inspector. .