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Front ABS Sensor: Installation

  1. Temporarily install front ABS sensor on housing.
    CAUTION: Be careful not to strike ABS sensor's pole piece and tone wheel's teeth against adjacent metal parts during installation.
    Fig 1: Temporarily Installing Front ABS Sensor
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  2. Install front ABS sensor on strut and wheel apron bracket.

    Tightening torque: 

    1. 32 N.m (3.3 kgf-m, 24 ft-lb)
    Fig 2: Installing Front ABS Sensor
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  3. Place a thickness gauge between ABS sensor's and tone wheel's tooth face. After standard clearance is obtained over the entire perimeter, tighten ABS sensor on housing to specified torque.

    ABS sensor standard clearance: 

    1. 0.3 - 0.8 mm (0.012 - 0.031 in)

    Tightening torque: 

    1. 32 N.m (3.3 kgf-m, 24 ft-lb)
    Fig 3: Tightening ABS Sensor On Housing To Specified Torque
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    CAUTION: Check the marks on the harness to make sure that no distortion exists.
    Fig 4: Harness Marks Chart
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    NOTE: If the clearance is outside specifications, readjust.
  4. After confirmation of the ABS sensor clearance, connect connector to ABS sensor.
  5. Connect connector to battery ground cable.