RWAL Sensor

[tugboatphil]

I had my axle off the truck a while back. Had to completely strip it down for the trip to the machine shop. While I had all the parts loose, I cleaned everything up and painted what I could. I'm guessing that that little thing with the wires leading to it was the RWAL sensor. It was pretty greas\y and dirty. All I had was carb cleaner, so I sprayed it down and dried it as good as I could. It was several more days before it was reinstalled.



Right after I got the truck on the road, I noticed that the Brake and ABS lights would come on briefly, after I would hit a good bump in the road. It was mainly bridge joints on the interstate. It would light for no more than a second and go out. This happened for two different trips, of about 750 miles each.



I noticed on this last trip that it didn't happen at all. Do you suppose it was that sensor? Everything else (brakewise) is fine.

 

[cerberusiam]

Could be one of two things with the RWAL harness. Either it is loosing connection in one of the 2 connectors or there is a bare wire in the harness going to ground. I would suspect a bad connection first and pull both the connectors on the RWAL harness and clean and dielectric grease them and see what happens.

 

[Philip]

Check the wires where they come out of the sensor. I have seen them break at that point.

 

[dpuckett]

Hey, if it stops, dont go messing it up by getting the RWAL going again. If you need a sensor, you can have mine; I unplugged the controller behind the dash. Havent had any RWAL trouble with this truck, but have had enough in the past... .....



Daniel

 

[BushWakr - RIP]

Don't pay any attention to Daniel, he's overly sensor'tive to begin with.....



pb.

 

[tugboatphil]

Very Punny, Pastor!!

 

[cerberusiam]

Could it also be said he is de 'sensor' tized???

 

[dpuckett]

I like the de-sensortized; overly sensortive makes me sound like a pansy. I have a reputation of insensortivity to uphold, you know.



-DP

 

[Greenleaf]

:-laf