need help with steering sensor
Burning Brakes
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From: McKinney TX
Yeah. I suppose you mean replace it cause its bad..... take the dash off, disconnect airbag, disconnet steering shaft, pull steering wheel out, replace doughnut steering sensor, put back in carefully in the same position for airbag positioning....
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Melting Slicks
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From: Leon Iowa
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by BAD_TCR
Yeah. I suppose you mean replace it cause its bad..... take the dash off, disconnect airbag, disconnet steering shaft, pull steering wheel out, replace doughnut steering sensor, put back in carefully in the same position for airbag positioning....
Last edited by mvvette97; May 29, 2005 at 11:09 PM.
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Originally Posted by mvvette97
I had the steering shaft off doing a damper change and I think the steering wheel was turned changing the position on the sensor.I am not sure how to align the steering wheel.
This is an easy fix (if it's 180* out) if you have a simple volt meter, if so:
With the wheels pointing straight, probe the light blue wire on the INNERMOST position closest to the center of the car, and see what voltage it is showing. (this is under the dash where the steering column enters the engine bay) If it's not showing ~2.4 Volts with the wheels pointing straight ahead then disconnect the steering shaft in the engine bay and rotate the steering wheel one complete turn counter clockwise and take a reading, if it's not 2.4V then rotate the wheel TWO turns counter clockwise and it should read 2.4V if no avail just rotate the steering wheel until you get a reading of 2.4V, reconnect the steering shaft in the engine bay and you're done.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Leon Iowa
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by Hellobkk
You should be getting a code c1281 and/or c1286 on your DIC as well as "service vehicle soon" found this using the search function:
This is an easy fix (if it's 180* out) if you have a simple volt meter, if so:
With the wheels pointing straight, probe the light blue wire on the INNERMOST position closest to the center of the car, and see what voltage it is showing. (this is under the dash where the steering column enters the engine bay) If it's not showing ~2.4 Volts with the wheels pointing straight ahead then disconnect the steering shaft in the engine bay and rotate the steering wheel one complete turn counter clockwise and take a reading, if it's not 2.4V then rotate the wheel TWO turns counter clockwise and it should read 2.4V if no avail just rotate the steering wheel until you get a reading of 2.4V, reconnect the steering shaft in the engine bay and you're done.
This is an easy fix (if it's 180* out) if you have a simple volt meter, if so:
With the wheels pointing straight, probe the light blue wire on the INNERMOST position closest to the center of the car, and see what voltage it is showing. (this is under the dash where the steering column enters the engine bay) If it's not showing ~2.4 Volts with the wheels pointing straight ahead then disconnect the steering shaft in the engine bay and rotate the steering wheel one complete turn counter clockwise and take a reading, if it's not 2.4V then rotate the wheel TWO turns counter clockwise and it should read 2.4V if no avail just rotate the steering wheel until you get a reading of 2.4V, reconnect the steering shaft in the engine bay and you're done.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Leon Iowa
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by Hellobkk
Do a search for each of these:
c1281
c1286
"steering sensor"
a lot of info will come up.
c1281
c1286
"steering sensor"
a lot of info will come up.
