Got an ABS code on the wifes landcruiser for LF abs sensor. Decided I'd take it out and clean it and see if that would fix it. Well when it came to taking it out it completely fell apart. I guess 16 years of road grime weakened the plastic. Any ideas on how to get the rest of it out? Ordered a new one(luckily found a guy on ebay selling one for $100). But need to figure out a way to get the rest of the pieces of this one out.

 

Chisel or punch? That tab looks to have rusted into the "knuckle"/hub. So I would try to lightly wiggle that tab with a chisel or punch and see if I could work it side to side and free up the rust/dirt and then pull on the tab and hope like heck the rest of the sensor comes out . I am worried that the tab will spin off what is left of the sensor and leave part of it in the hole.

Have no idea on the set up....if you could get to the other side easily (I'm guessing not or you would have already gone there), push that joker out with something.

Happy Father’s day BTW

 

Not gonna be easy but I think I'll have to come at it from the other side. Any work I do from this side just makes it break into smaller and smaller pieces.

Thanks and you too.

 

Well there is the "ease out" method, again not sure of the set up to the "tone ring" and wouldn't want to take a tooth or two off if you went too far. Just like a bolt that broke clean to the surface.

I was just thinking a punch at the red arrow and maybe a pry bar type tool at the yellow arrow - you might be able to free up what is left from the knuckle/hub.

Maybe time for another MDX

Is the AC still holding?

 

I'll have to look at it again in person. I didn't notice the seam you pointed out, but I'm not sure it actually separates there. There was a plastic piece of the sensor that covered that whole "plate" that disintegrated upon me trying to take it off.

Yeah no kidding, have put 16,000 miles on the MDX now, putting it at 142000 and all I've done is changed the oil and transmission fluid.

Have put 2-3,000 on the landcruiser putting it at 95,000 and this is the 4th problem, suspension which I knew about when buying it(about $1,000 fix), AC, which I now think is fixed, after $300 or so, TPS sensor, which was a easy fix but a $230 part, and now this, which wouldn't have been bad had it just been buy the $100 sensor and call it a day. It is twice as old as the MDX though, so not sure how much I can blame it. Also the wife and I love driving it.

 

Does look nice .....and the background as well.

Again, not sure of the set up on that car but using general "set ups" - in this general pic of them, the red arrow part is what came out/off. I'm guessing you can "pry/push" on the "metal "tab" (black arrow). My concern is what is going to happen to the area/piece the green arrow is pointing to

EDIT: BTW- you know I was just kidding with the MDX comment . Was really just kind of asking how it was doing?

 

I wish that was the case, looks like they used a plastic "tab" though.

This is a picture of the replacement part



Oh I know it was just in jest. The MDX has been remarkably reliable. Every time I say it knocking on wood, but it just keeps going without issue.

 

I'd see about pulling the caliper and rotor and getting at it from that side (push it back out). I only say that, as I had to do that to the RR corner of my wife's 2000 Accord.

 

X2 on above ,, you need to do this from the front,,once you have the dust cover off if will be a 5 minute job, have fun,,be safe..