Forester F4-2.5L SOHC (2004)
Wheel Speed Sensor: Service and Repair
Rear ABS Sensor
Rear ABS Sensor
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Lift-up the vehicle.
3) Remove the rear seat and disconnect the rear ABS sensor connector.
4) Remove the rear sensor harness bracket from the rear trailing link and bracket.
5) Remove the rear ABS sensor from back plate.
CAUTION:
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Be careful not to damage the pole piece located at tip of the sensor and teeth faces during removal.
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Do not pull the sensor harness during removal.
6) Remove the rear tone wheel while removing the hub from housing and hub assembly.
INSTALLATION
1) Install the rear tone wheel on hub, then rear housing on hub.
2) Temporarily install the rear ABS sensor on back plate.
CAUTION: Be careful not to strike the ABS sensor's pole piece against tone wheel and adjacent metal parts during installation.
3) Install the rear drive shaft to rear housing and rear differential spindle.
4) Install the rear sensor harness on rear trailing link.
Tightening torque: 33 Nm (3.4 kgf-m, 24.6 ft. lbs.)
5) Check the ABS sensor gap. After standard clearance is obtained, tighten the ABS sensor on back plate to specified torque. If the clearance is
outside specification, readjust using spacer (Part No. 26755AA000).
ABS sensor standard clearance: 0.7 - 1.2 mm (0.028 - 0.047 inch)
Tightening torque: 33 Nm (3.4 kgf-m, 24.6 ft. lbs.)
NOTE: Check the marks on the harness and make sure that no kink exists. (RH: white, LH: yellow)