[s-cars] Front Outer CV and Antilock

[chris chambers]

Chuck,

I believe the anti-lock brake sensors read whether the axle is
turning by these ridges.

Basicly until you repair the damage you won't have anti-lock brakes.


HTH
Chris



--- Charles Rose <everett2487 at adelphia.net> wrote:

> Hey Guys,
> 
> Yesterday I replaced my front passenger outer CV joint boot since the
> boot
> was ripped in two pieces.  Upon putting the CV joint back in I
> accidentally
> hit the ring of ridges that are placed around the outside near the
> outside
> of the joint with a hammer and dented a few of them in (I was using a
> piece
> of wood and a hammer to help ease it back into place and missed the
> wood)
> As a result my antilock brakes off light is lit up on my dash.  Do
> these
> ridges let the antilock brakes know when the wheel is locked?  Did I
> just
> ruin this cv joint and will need to install a new one to fix this
> problem?
> Are there any other easy fixes to this problem?  Also I understand
> that
> antilock brakes are important but I will be driving from Mass to
> Virginia in
> 2 days and I really do not have any time to do the whole job again,
> not
> mentioning I don't have another spare bolt or clip for the job, am I
> putting
> myself at much greater risk because of this problem if I'm driving in
> good
> weather and road conditions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chuck
> 
> '93 S4
> 
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