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Post by henrystoys on Sept 16, 2016 7:11:26 GMT -5
I bought a minivan that had a few minor issues according to the previous owner. One of which was that when making a left turn, the ABS brakes would kick in. Neither weather nor speed affected this problem. It just happened whenever the van turned left. A test of the sensors did not show any issues with them. The feel at the wheel was as if a caliper was sticking. So I started by replacing the front calipers and pads. That did not make a difference.
My next thought was to change the brake hose as that could cause a caliper to stick. There was still no difference. In a last ditch effort, I decided to change the left front sensor even though it tested fine. While changing the sensor, I discovered a “hide-a-key” (one of those little metal boxes with a magnet) hidden by a previous owner, stuck behind the wiring harness for the ABS sensor. Apparently the magnet in the “hide-a-key” was disturbing the signal from the ABS sensor as the harness would press against the magnet while turning left.
I do not think that even if I had been the one who put the “hide-a-key” there I would have suspected it as the culprit.
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Post by map87gn on Sept 25, 2016 10:35:36 GMT -5
WOW !!!!!...who would have thought that the magnet would be the culprit...Very good info to know
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