Rear ABS sensor location

[IZwack]

Where is the rear ABS sensor located relative to the tone ring (blue in the diagram) on the rear 8.8 axle?

[A] Is the sensor directly on top of the tone ring?
Or is the sensor sitting beside the tone ring?

 

[Gremlinstien]

Should be right above it. Pic A.

Dare I ask why you wanna know?

 

[IZwack]

Great thanks.

Its for my SAS, the 14-bolt axle didnt come with a tone ring / sensor. So I'm putting one at the transfer case.

And w/o the tone ring and sensor, the transmission has a hard time shifting (98+ Explorers)

 

[section525]

I like your graphic. Can you email me a copy? ahah ko.

 

[IZwack]

What graphic?
ahha ko

 

[Stic-o]

It sits right on top of it... I always wondered if it would work off the Flywheel if you the rotations down right

 

[IZwack]

I always wondered if it would work off the Flywheel if you the rotations down right

Not sure if itll work at the flywheel cauz:

- the flywheel has too many teeth (i calculated i need 25 teeth to run 36" tires) and it wouldnt shift right cauz it would be reading the engine's rpm. in other words, before the transmission is gearing it (1st gear for example)

- the sensor should be "downstream" from the transfer case or else the transmission wont shift right in 4LO

So i guess basically it has to be placed after the planetary gears that sets the transfer case into 4LO mode.

 

[section525]

You need to find out a way to convert the tcase VSS into the newer 98+ junk. You would be my hero.

 

[IZwack]

You need to find out a way to convert the tcase VSS into the newer 98+ junk. You would be my hero.

I actually thought about that and I dont think it would be too hard - replace the worm gear inside the transfer case with a normal gear with 25 teeth on it. The Hall-Effect sensor that comes on the 98+ looks like it would slide into the hole where the mechanical worm-driven sensor originally sits.

But in my situation, the problem is I have a backup transfer case, and modifying one means modifying the other in order to do easy swaps. So i'm trying to leave the transfer case alone and everything is just a bolt on to the outside of the casing.

 

[section525]

So.. you don't want to be a pioneer? Okay.

 

[IZwack]

lol nope, i wont be a pioneer ask FROADA to do it

 

[Stic-o]

I actually thought about that and I dont think it would be too hard - replace the worm gear inside the transfer case with a normal gear with 25 teeth on it. The Hall-Effect sensor that comes on the 98+ looks like it would slide into the hole where the mechanical worm-driven sensor originally sits.

That's funny you say that, I add the extra abs/vss sensor from my new axle, and I shoved it in the speed-o hole on the t-case and sealed it with that grey gasket stuff

 

[IZwack]

That's funny you say that, I add the extra abs/vss sensor from my new axle, and I shoved it in the speed-o hole on the t-case and sealed it with that grey gasket stuff

There's the push Section needs to modify his transfer case Its oh so simple now!! All thats needed is to fab a tone ring that will fit where the worm gear is sitting!

 

[section525]

My transfer case is good. Thank you very much.

 

[section525]

On a related topic.. what does a Gen 1 front sway bar look like? Have a pic?

 

[IZwack]

what does a Gen 1 front sway bar look like? Have a pic?

Looks like this

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[Stic-o]

Lmfao