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Ford WindstarIntroduced in the mid-1990s, the front-wheel-drive Ford Windstar minivan campaigned with an emphasis on, and reputation for, safety. And in the hotly contested family minivan market of the time, that was an especially solid piece of ground to be on. As long as buyers didn't need to haul adults in back on a regular basis, the Windstar served a family's needs just fine.
My '98 Windstar ABS activates at the last second on all stops made at low speeds, not so much at aggressive stops. More pronounced and dangerous on wet pavement. Brakes are fresh enough, ABS pump and controller replaced April '06 at my expense, ouch. Good tire tread also. I'm thinking that one of the sensors is bad, one of the toothed rings is maybe cracked, or the system is doing a 'self-test' as I overheard a mechanic say?
Any wisdom out there?
...And thanks for your responses in advance folks...
Bad ABS wheel speed sensors. Best bet is to check with a ohmmeter. (Check the resistance between leads) I believe it should be around 2900 ohms.
Replace the ones that are way off, if you want to be safe, just get all 4 sensors.
I recommend Motorcraft parts from rockauto.com They fixed my van when I had that problem.
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My ABS light has been on for about a year. I don't have an ABS scanner, and Autozone doesn't do an ABS scan as a service. At any rate, since I noted the post above, I figured I would go out and check each of my four sensors at each wheel with an ohm meter.
My front two were at approx 2600 ohms
My right rear was at approx 2300 ohms
My left rear was at approx 2 ohms.
If only one of my sensors is bad, which one would it be?
Left rear... but recheck the leads on it, if it's still 2 ohms, go get a new motorcraft sensor from either an auto store, rockauto.com, or (please don't) the dealership.
You can put in an aftermarket sensor, but I advise against it due to lack of quality or reliability.
Also, after you install the sensor, spin the hub before putting the tire back on. I didn't and had to reinstall the sensor due to clearance issues. (The sensor was dragging off the cog wheel, made a nasty sound.)
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2005 Toyota Prius Package 6 1.5L 135,000 miles
2006 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L 36,000 miles
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Also, after you install the sensor, spin the hub before putting the tire back on. I didn't and had to reinstall the sensor due to clearance issues. (The sensor was dragging off the cog wheel, made a nasty sound.)
Thanks for the tip!
There doesn't appear to be any way to adjust it, but I'll check it none-the-less.
OK picked it up today and put it in. A five minute job... it took longer to get a piece of cardboard to lie on. I didn't even jack up the car. Then I took it for a ride. Guess what? I got that sound like a bad bearing. It was rubbing on the cog wheel.
SO this time I jacked the back end up, chocked it and put jack stands under it. Spun the wheel and ... yep that was the noise. SO I pulled the sensor, and figured out which way it needed to be adjusted, and put it back in. THe only problem is... there is no way to adjust it! I opened the hole that the sensor slides into with a round file, just a little bit. Some rust came off and I put it back in. It is rubbing a bit less now, but still will make a slight noise. I imagine that with time it will wear in, and no longer be touching.
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