Abs fault ( the lemon strikes again)

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brianp38dse said:
It makes sense, i bet it cracks due to a bit of rust under the ring.
i have not had to touch mine yet:rolleyes: but that day will come as i have some new ball joints awaiting fitting when required.
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The rings tend to rust underneath so that the ring become oval and contact the sensor before they crack. Happened on the X type and looks like it's doing the same on the BMW, the new ring has gone missing in the post and the drive shaft nut is rusted to hell so could be a pig of a job.:rolleyes:
 
tomcat59alan said:
The rings tend to rust underneath so that the ring become oval and contact the sensor before they crack. Happened on the X type and looks like it's doing the same on the BMW, the new ring has gone missing in the post and the drive shaft nut is rusted to hell so could be a pig of a job.:rolleyes:
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How old is the bemmer as we have one and i dont want more work
 
tomcat59alan said:
It's a 10 plate mate and the drive shaft nut is in a recessed hub so access is limited . I've got a new nut so I'll have to heat the old one and possibly drill it to snap it.:eek:
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Mines a 08 so even older, hopefully i will not need to go there, mind i do need to replace a couple of top rear arms, i was looking at doing all the rear arms and all the front as you have to get it tracked might as well do it once and be done with it as if two are gone others will follow.
good luck with the rusty nuts:D
 
brianp38dse said:
Mines a 08 so even older, hopefully i will not need to go there, mind i do need to replace a couple of top rear arms, i was looking at doing all the rear arms and all the front as you have to get it tracked might as well do it once and be done with it as if two are gone others will follow.
good luck with the rusty nuts:D
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I think this car has lived by the sea the rim part of the locking nut fell off when I levered it out of the locking cutout.the shoulders for the bihex socket are also very rusty so I can't get a socket to grip it. When you do your top arms mark the shock absorbers with the position the top shield sits in relation to the bottom part under load ,I stuck a piece of masking tape on it then marked it with a pen. When you replace the top arms you can then jack the hub till the mark lines up and tighten the arm bolts (18mm) they must be tightened with the car under load which is near impossible with the wheel on. I'll take some photos when I do mine if you want to make it clearer.;)
 

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tomcat59alan said:
I think this car has lived by the sea the rim part of the locking nut fell off when I levered it out of the locking cutout.the shoulders for the bihex socket are also very rusty so I can't get a socket to grip it. When you do your top arms mark the shock absorbers with the position the top shield sits in relation to the bottom part under load ,I stuck a piece of masking tape on it then marked it with a pen. When you replace the top arms you can then jack the hub till the mark lines up and tighten the arm bolts (18mm) they must be tightened with the car under load which is near impossible with the wheel on. I'll take some photos when I do mine if you want to make it clearer.;)
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Don't know how @brianp38dse but I've managed to upload the photo I took a week or so ago.o_O:D
 
tomcat59alan said:
I think this car has lived by the sea the rim part of the locking nut fell off when I levered it out of the locking cutout.the shoulders for the bihex socket are also very rusty so I can't get a socket to grip it. When you do your top arms mark the shock absorbers with the position the top shield sits in relation to the bottom part under load ,I stuck a piece of masking tape on it then marked it with a pen. When you replace the top arms you can then jack the hub till the mark lines up and tighten the arm bolts (18mm) they must be tightened with the car under load which is near impossible with the wheel on. I'll take some photos when I do mine if you want to make it clearer.;)
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that nut is rusted to buggery - i've got a 1997 E39 528se auto myself as well as the mk3 granada and a saab 9-3 1.9tid vector sport and a 1996 mgf 1.8vvc - keeps me busy maintaining them :)
 
brianp38dse said:
It makes sense, i bet it cracks due to a bit of rust under the ring.
i have not had to touch mine yet:rolleyes: but that day will come as i have some new ball joints awaiting fitting when required.
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I was going to order just the reluctor ring but changed my mind and ordered a cv joint - just waiting for a 3/4" drive 32mm impact socket and a 3/4" breaker bar as I couldn't undo the hub nuts last time with a 1/2" breaker when I did the balljoints - I had to take the hubs and halfshafts out in one piece.
 
alanlucas said:
I was going to order just the reluctor ring but changed my mind and ordered a cv joint - just waiting for a 3/4" drive 32mm impact socket and a 3/4" breaker bar as I couldn't undo the hub nuts last time with a 1/2" breaker when I did the balljoints - I had to take the hubs and halfshafts out in one piece.
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When you get the hubs off you can elongate the abs sensor hole in the c/v dust covers so the sensor can stay in the hub if you ever need to take it apart in the future.;)
 
tomcat59alan said:
When you get the hubs off you can elongate the abs sensor hole in the c/v dust covers so the sensor can stay in the hub if you ever need to take it apart in the future.;)
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Yes I've read about that modification to the dust covers. On mine the covers are rusted to hell as well but although they are listed as a separate part, no-one stocks them anymore.
 
alanlucas said:
I was going to order just the reluctor ring but changed my mind and ordered a cv joint - just waiting for a 3/4" drive 32mm impact socket and a 3/4" breaker bar as I couldn't undo the hub nuts last time with a 1/2" breaker when I did the balljoints - I had to take the hubs and halfshafts out in one piece.
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I took mine to a friendly Indy and he used his windy-gun to undo the hub nut and then I nipped it up to get home and then undid it. When I put it back I did it up as far as I could and took it back and he hammered it up again. Gave him some beer money.
 
Grrrrrr said:
I took mine to a friendly Indy and he used his windy-gun to undo the hub nut and then I nipped it up to get home and then undid it. When I put it back I did it up as far as I could and took it back and he hammered it up again. Gave him some beer money.
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I've asked my local MOT garage to loosen the hub nut - he said he couldn't do it.
Maybe would have been a different story if I had asked him to fit the new CV joint as a paying job :(
 
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