broken sensor

[CrazyL]

Hi chaps

 

I know you're all going to berate me for not having some electronic device costing 100s purely for fault finding, but in my defence, its not my car, it's the wifes, which still costs me money anyway.

 

Right, so

 

A few weeks ago, I run my cheap handheld scanner (yes, I know you don't like them but it's a relic and I no longer own a vag car) and it gave me an error code of  00287, which could explain why abs, tc, and flat tyre lights are on.   Anyway, I bought a new sensor when I bought some wiper blades and I chose today to do the job.  how hard can it be?  Jack it up, pop wheel off, reach around and gently prise out the sensor, before installing new one with a smear of lube on it.  Re-assembly is reversal of removal.  Job done.

 

Aaahh, but no, as you deduced from the title of this thread.  For sure, gently, gently, then some more gently, then snap.  The blooming sensor snapped off in the casting.

 

How hard is it remove?  i'm assuming that if I stripped it down, could I drill it out?  Does anyone have an assembly drawing?  I can't find a single thing on the internet about how it's put together behind the brake disc, so have no idea what I could be getting myself in for.

Any help massively appreciated.

[Guest]

I don't have 1st hand experience of said sensor but maybe a coarse self tapping screw could be used to get a grip on the broken part, given access drilling a pilot hole first would help prevent it jamming due to expansion.

[CrazyL]

Cheers MicMac

 

Good suggestion, although I have since found that getting a drill in there is nigh on impossible, unless it's at an angle, from underneath.  

 

I do need to do rear discs and pads too but I've noticed upon watching videos  that once the disc is off, the sensor is visible and looks quite accessible., so I may be able to get some plusgas on it, then whack it out.  then give the hole a clean, a wipe over with some acf50, then lube up the new sensor and slide it in.

 

So I think I have learned something today.  Everyday is a school day, and I'm teaching myself.

 

[CrazyL]

I'm actually wondering if I've posted more questions about fixing my wifes car than I ever did with my old Mk1.  Probably cos Mk1s had less crap on them to go wrong.