Speed Sensor failure
From : tony s
Q: my check engine light came on and when i got the code read it said my speed sensor was failing. anyone ever change one of those thanks p .
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From : bob m
tony s wrote my check engine light came on and when i got the code read it said my speed sensor was failing. anyone ever change one of those thanks p i havent had to do it yet but i hear its pretty simple. bob -- takeoff is an option. landing is a must! and in the end on wheels we will depend. .
From : joe
on fri 23 jul 2004 134408 -0500 tony s nospam@aol.com wrote my check engine light came on and when i got the code read it said my speed sensor was failing. anyone ever change one of those i had the dealer do mine- -part cost $31 labor cost $120! changing the sensor is no big deal. it is located on top of the differential. remove the nut holding the brake line bracket remove the stud holding the sensor and remove the sensor. disconnect sensor harness. install in reverse. resetting the computer may be a problem. lotsa luck. .
From : davenport
i changed mine a few months ago on my 99 ram 1500 4x4.. took about 15 min. easy access on the rear differential. the dealer wanted $135 part and labor but the part is only about $35. my dealer is usually pretty reasonable on labor but seemed way high on this given the simplicity of the replacement. i did not have to reset the computer. **************** my check engine light came on and when i got the code read it said my speed sensor was failing. anyone ever change one of those thanks p .
From : beekeep
on fri 23 jul 2004 173941 -0500 joe noone@airomail.net wrote on fri 23 jul 2004 134408 -0500 tony s nospam@aol.com wrote my check engine light came on and when i got the code read it said my speed sensor was failing. anyone ever change one of those i had the dealer do mine- -part cost $31 labor cost $120! changing the sensor is no big deal. it is located on top of the differential. remove the nut holding the brake line bracket remove the stud holding the sensor and remove the sensor. disconnect sensor harness. install in reverse. resetting the computer may be a problem. lotsa luck. unless it is an older model then its on the transmission. beekeep .
From : tom lawrence
unless it is an older model then its on the transmission. wrong greg... as usual 98 and up have the speed sensor in the rear differential. 97 and back have the speed sensor in either the transmission tailshaft 2wd or the transfer case 4wd. .
From : beekeep
on sat 24 jul 2004 174954 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote unless it is an older model then its on the transmission. wrong greg... as usual 98 and up have the speed sensor in the rear differential. 97 and back have the speed sensor in either the transmission tailshaft 2wd or the transfer case 4wd. arent we being a nit picky prick today beekeep .
From : tom lawrence
arent we being a nit picky prick today i am not nit picking... i just hate to see you giving people the wrong info. over and over and over again .
From : beekeep
on sun 25 jul 2004 050151 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote arent we being a nit picky prick today i am not nit picking... but you are a prick i just hate to see you giving people the wrong info. over and over and over again bullshit. being on the transmission tailstock is the same as being on the transmission. i could say that water is wet and you would say that i am wrong. the one that was wrong here was the asshole asking the question instead of buying the service manual before he wrenches on his own truck. beekeep .
From : tom lawrence
happy tom 8 nah - that was a little too specific oh and theres no s in velocity either .
From : tom lawrence
i just hate to see you giving people the wrong info. over and over and over again bullshit. being on the transmission tailstock is the same as being on the transmission. i could say that water is wet and you would say that i am wrong. you dont even know what you wrote do you you said unless it is an older model then its on the transmission. thats completely backwards. had you said unless its a newer model... or even if it is an older model... you would have been right although still vague - what differentiates older from newer. now... maybe you knew what you meant to say - but unfortunately for the o.p. and anyone else reading you had it bass-ackwards... as usual. and yes greg - water is wet. give yourself a gold star for that one... .
From : beekeep
on fri 23 jul 2004 134408 -0500 tony s nospam@aol.com wrote my check engine light came on and when i got the code read it said my speed sensor was failing. anyone ever change one of those thanks p there is no such thing as a speed sensor on your vehicle! if there was your speedometer would read zero when you spin your tires on ice. what you are looking for is the avsst or angular velosity sensor/signal transmitter that is located somewhere from the transmission to the axle on your vehicle. happy tom 8 beekeep .
From : jerry
tom lawrence wrote you dont even know what you wrote do you you said unless it is an older model then its on the transmission. thats completely backwards. why is it backwards you said yourself that 97 and back it was located on the transmission tail shaft ............. wouldnt 97 and back be older models since it was moved to the differential on 98 newer models and above jerry .
From : tom lawrence
unless it is an older model then its on the transmission. thats completely backwards. why is it backwards well i realized what he was trying to say afterwards. i was reading it as if it isnt an older model then its on the transmission. he meant if it is an older model then its on the transmission. it can be taken either way. since i spend the better part of the day writing perl code my interpretation of unless may be slightly different from a normal person so let me apologize to greg on this one... he had it right although he was still pretty vague by not including the years .
From : tony s
thanks! on fri 23 jul 2004 134408 -0500 tony s nospam@aol.com wrote my check engine light came on and when i got the code read it said my speed sensor was failing. anyone ever change one of those i had the dealer do mine- -part cost $31 labor cost $120! changing the sensor is no big deal. it is located on top of the differential. remove the nut holding the brake line bracket remove the stud holding the sensor and remove the sensor. disconnect sensor harness. install in reverse. resetting the computer may be a problem. lotsa luck. .
From : tony s
on sun 25 jul 2004 050151 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote arent we being a nit picky prick today i am not nit picking... but you are a prick i just hate to see you giving people the wrong info. over and over and over again bullshit. being on the transmission tailstock is the same as being on the transmission. i could say that water is wet and you would say that i am wrong. the one that was wrong here was the asshole asking the question instead of buying the service manual before he wrenches on his own truck. beekeep wow...i am an asshole now lol thanks! .