On a mate's ZX Volcane 2.0, the ABS light will not go out. All the discs and pads have been changed, one of the rear discs had cracked after the caliper had been binding due to a snapped handbrake cable.
The light has come on suddenly, coincidentally, just before the discs and pads were changed and after the change the light is still on.
Is this problem a computer problem or is it more likely to be sensor related? If so what is the remedy?
Thanx
Andrew
ABS light on-ZX
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Most likely a sensor failure. The sensors are basically a pick-up coil wound round a ceramic magnetic core.
The ceramic is brittle and being very close to the toothed wheel could have bee broken when the disc failed;
Could have some steel debris across the magnet gap;
Being would with very thin wire, they easily go open circuit. Should be about 1,500 ohms resistance. The problem is the connector is about 1 meter from the sensor and may be hard to locate and disconnect.
The ceramic is brittle and being very close to the toothed wheel could have bee broken when the disc failed;
Could have some steel debris across the magnet gap;
Being would with very thin wire, they easily go open circuit. Should be about 1,500 ohms resistance. The problem is the connector is about 1 meter from the sensor and may be hard to locate and disconnect.