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Any tips for getting a stuck abs sensor to come out?

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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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Any tips for getting a stuck abs sensor to come out?
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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Hit it with some pb blaster and give it some time
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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Whats pb blaster? Autozone carry it?
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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Default If you're doing your rear bearings, don't take it out if it's stuck.

Not worth risking the breakage.

Lift off rear sear lower cushion, unplug sensor from connector, pull through floorboard, remove with rest of hub.

To put it back in just take a coathanger and slide it through the open hole in the floor, attach sensor, and pull back through. Put rubber plug back in place.

I'm not sure about the fronts.

Done. Those things are too expensive to break.
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Default I bought a can at my autozone in Mass. It is "like" wd40 but it is what you want to use.

I forget exactly but I think wd40 displaces moisture and lubricates. pb blaster is a penetrating formula that actually breaks down the rust.
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aerokroil is my recommendation
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the WD stands for Water Displacement
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