So a little back-story:

My transmission went out earlier this year, so I took it in to get a complete rebuild and a torque converter replacement. I got it back from them and the guy said he noticed my brakes were acting funny and to check it out, so I did.

Basically, whenever I braked, once my speed got under 5-10 MPH the car would sort of lurch like the brakes were slipping and a low humming noise would come on for about a second or two. My first thought was the ABS system was confused and kicking on at low speeds for some reason, so the next time I drove I took out the main ABS fuse and the problem went away entirely.

I left out the fuse since that slipping feeling every time I braked got annoying REALLY fast. I took a look around some forums for people with the same issue and the ABS speed sensor being dirty/damaged/broken/misaligned seemed to be a common problem.

Right now I have the car jacked up and I think the tone ring is misaligned on the driver side front wheel. Pictures for reference:

Good side (right):

Bad side (left):

It looks like the tone ring is off alignment on the left side. Any suggestions to fix this? Or should I just take it back to the transmission shop and tell them to fix it?

Thanks guys.

 

See what the shop says, first. It sure does look like the left side isn't lined up.

Photo of the right side: See how the sensor is straight, square, & close to the tone ring?

Possible bent bracket on the left side? I don't remember what that looked like besides I didn't have a V6.

What about the outer CV joint not being completely seated properly? If that's the case, it has consequences for your wheel bearing.