Rear Wheel Speed Sensor: Removal

All vehicles 

1. Remove the wheel and tire. Refer to: Wheel and Tire .
2. Disconnect the electrical connector and detach the wiring retainers

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   All wheel drive (AWD) vehicles 

3. NOTE: Make sure that the sensor housing area is clean and free of foreign material before the sensor is removed.

   Using compressed air, clean the sensor housing area.

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4. Remove the bolt and the rear wheel speed sensor.

   Torque: 80 lb.in (9 Nm)

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   Front wheel drive (FWD) vehicles 

5. NOTE: Make sure that the sensor housing area is clean and free of foreign material before the sensor is removed.

   Using compressed air, clean the sensor housing area.

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6. Remove the harness bracket bolt, the sensor bolt and the rear wheel speed sensor.

   Torque:

   Wheel speed sensor harness bracket bolt: 80 lb.in (9 Nm)

   Wheel speed sensor bolt: 48 lb.in (5.4 Nm)

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