[s-cars] ABS issue (or memory loss)

[Joshua Van Tol]

The ablative caps are only for the older (1988 and older) cars. Newer ones
use a self spacing design, where you're supposed to push it all the way
home, and then it springs back the required amount I think.

Josh

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Robert Myers <bob.myers25840 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Doug,
>
> Again from Alzheimer's-land...
>
> IIRC, the function of the wheel speed sensors can be effected by seating
> depth.  I'd suggest pulling the likely offending sensor and cleaning out
> the socket before resetting the sensor back in its hole.  There are small
> plastic ablative caps to aid in getting the depth right if you can find
> them.
>
> RE:wise guys comment:  You do know why they don't send donkeys to college,
> dontcha?  Nobody likes a smart-ass.  ;-)
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 1/22/2015 11:10 AM, Douglas Landaeta wrote:
>
>> Old (wise) guys,
>>
>> Okay, maybe I'm all brain dead about my ABS situation. About 10 years ago
>> I had a nice A8 rear torsen installed by Tim and the good folks at Northern
>> Automotive (Concord, NH). Fast forward through some years and past a small
>> fire incident about the battery area and a VAG-com code for a bad RR wheel
>> speed sensor, probably because of the wiring, and this is what I have.
>> Still have the ABS light bulb pulled from the dash (which I did after the
>> battery fire). Long ago I cleaned up and rewired everything in that area
>> under the rear seat. I re-seated and tested the wheel speed sensor as good
>> and reset all codes (now that I finally upgraded to USB-based VCDS).
>>
>> My ABS is still not working. Did I just forget that the rear torsen would
>> permanently disable the ABS or could the ABS controller be bad?
>>
>> Ponder with me.
>> Doug
>>
>>
>> Sent from my mobile
>>
>>  On Jan 22, 2015, at 9:31 AM, Robert Myers <bob.myers25840 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, Ian.  Advancing Alzheimer's dontchaknow. :-(
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>  On 1/21/2015 6:14 PM, Ian Duff wrote:
>>>> Your memory is fine! Gently pry off the wood panel, and the rest is
>>>> obvious.
>>>>
>>>> Seems to me there's a recommendation to use bulbs other than 1:1
>>>> replacement, like the ones in there are 1w and to replace with 2w, or I may
>>>> have it backwards, or confused with the instrument cluster.
>>>>
>>>> -Ian Duff, sent from my mobile, please excuse the brevity, spelling and
>>>> punctuation.
>>>>
>>>>  On Jan 21, 2015, at 17:54, Robert Myers <bob.myers25840 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The back light for the blower speed screen (right half of the double
>>>>> HVAC screen) in my 95.5 urS6 is out.  I'm pretty sure it's just a dead
>>>>> light bulb.  It's been a LOOOOOng time since I went in there for anything
>>>>> and I have forgotten he exact procedure for replacing those lights.  IIRC
>>>>> it  required just the use of a dull like table knife dull) probe to just
>>>>> pry the faux wood display surround off of a couple of spring clips in
>>>>> there.   But - I'm not positive so...
>>>>>
>>>>> Anybody with a clue for me?
>>>>>
>>>>> Clueless in WV,
>>>>> Bob
>>>>>
>>>>>
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