The front wheel speed sensors are not serviced with the front wheel bearing hubs but have to be removed from the steering knuckle before removing the wheel bearing hub assemblies . The sensor was seized in the knuckle and it could not be pried or rotated out from the outside of the knuckle , so i used a cut off wheel and removed a section of metal from the inboard side of bearing and got lucky working it from the inside out from the magnet end and saved breaking a $200 speed sensor.
Nissan Rogue Hub replacement headache
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Even though I was able to work the sensor up about 3/8" it was too tight to twist and pry it out the rest of the way from the top , and I found a part from my old Plymouth voyager (rear brake prop valve link) that ground on the wheel so it wasn't too sharp with a small 90degree offset to work it out further up the hole from the bottom the rest of it's travel. Time consuming ,yes, but I saved it You might be tempted to just pry it upwards enough to clear the removal of the old hub and installation of the new one , but I resisted the temptation.I ?wanted it completely removed to ream the hole of rust, clean everything out and coat sensor with dielectric silicone so removal would be a snap in the event the sensor had sustained unseen damage and needed to be replaced.Attached FilesLast edited by Witsend; 10-08-2015, 02:10 PM.Comment
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Good thinking to fabricate a tool to achieve the desired result.
May I suggest the Purple Permatex Ultra brake lube instead of di-electric grease-? I find it doesn't wash out or disappear with the road conditions we have up here. You want to talk RUST-!! Just ask me-!! lolComment
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