A weak link in the design
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A weak link in the design
Hey everyone.
One of the major issues that we are seeing from customers are the rear abs sensor's snapping. They are located on the front side of the axel and seem to be catching rocks, debris, mud, etc. because they are unprotected they are becoming brittle and weak, or taking impacts from rocks or simply snagging stuff. So we made a simple quick fix for cheap.
These abs gaurds take about 5 min total to put on and provide protection completely around the sensor.
We also include a new Grade 10 bolts which is a big leap from the stock grade 5 bolt.
We are selling these for $50 shipped.
This includes
2 ABS gaurds, coated, tig welded, built from 120. wall dom
2 grade bolts
and shipped
The fix from Ford is $500. Our solution is abs gaurds for $50
One of the major issues that we are seeing from customers are the rear abs sensor's snapping. They are located on the front side of the axel and seem to be catching rocks, debris, mud, etc. because they are unprotected they are becoming brittle and weak, or taking impacts from rocks or simply snagging stuff. So we made a simple quick fix for cheap.
These abs gaurds take about 5 min total to put on and provide protection completely around the sensor.
We also include a new Grade 10 bolts which is a big leap from the stock grade 5 bolt.
We are selling these for $50 shipped.
This includes
2 ABS gaurds, coated, tig welded, built from 120. wall dom
2 grade bolts
and shipped
The fix from Ford is $500. Our solution is abs gaurds for $50
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Nice looking piece you made there. I have one question. Are you seeing these snapped sensors mostly on trucks that are driven off road and through snow, or is this happening to trucks that are driven strictly on road as well?
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I'd say both. Offroad because of larger rocks and debris hitting it.
They also just become brittle after about a year so on road truck from back east where it snows and the roads get salted and west where it is really hot come in about 50% of the time. The other 50% is offroad.
They also just become brittle after about a year so on road truck from back east where it snows and the roads get salted and west where it is really hot come in about 50% of the time. The other 50% is offroad.
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Yes, It is the same design so the issue is the same.
You can see in the pic that the sensor has already took a beating and that is a 6 month old truck.
You can see in the pic that the sensor has already took a beating and that is a 6 month old truck.
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Thanks for the heads up and solution ADDFORD. Some of us actually go off road in our trucks, and in my case, live in the salty and snowy NE so this is real good info.
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I agree. But the cable is still exposed for sticks or rocks to catch it?
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I did some medium offroading a few weeks ago through some mud/small rocks and the truck came away covered.
I noticed the TCS light came on and stayed on indicating there was a problem somewhere in the system. (I did not turn it off)
The light went on and off randomly throughout the day, but it has stayed off since. I wonder if maybe one of these sensors got knocked loose or something.
I noticed the TCS light came on and stayed on indicating there was a problem somewhere in the system. (I did not turn it off)
The light went on and off randomly throughout the day, but it has stayed off since. I wonder if maybe one of these sensors got knocked loose or something.
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