Service Active Handeling
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Racer
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Service Active Handeling
Recently the car has been warning me to "service active handeling" as well as "active handeling warming up" and I pulled these codes: c1286, c1287, and c1288. Could the sensor be unplugged? The suspension has 130k on it and I want to replace it with the c6 z06 set up anyways so is now the time to do it?
Racer
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Honestly, I've seen this post a lot as of late...Here is a good thread. This is the 3rd time I've pasted this link today
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...on-sensor.html
Honestly, I've seen this post a lot as of late...Here is a good thread. This is the 3rd time I've pasted this link today
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...on-sensor.html
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Racer
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From: Charleston SC
^+1
Honestly, I've seen this post a lot as of late...Here is a good thread. This is the 3rd time I've pasted this link today
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...on-sensor.html
Honestly, I've seen this post a lot as of late...Here is a good thread. This is the 3rd time I've pasted this link today
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...on-sensor.html
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Racer
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From: Charleston SC
what if i got rid of the entire magnetic ride system by replacing it with the c6 z06 shocks and simulators? Would I need this steering sensor? I want to get rid of the set up anyways and its around 200 for the sensor and 250 or so for 4 shocks so it would make sense to get the shocks and the simulators instead of replacing the steering sensor.
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks. -Ryan
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks. -Ryan
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Active Handling doesn't have anything to do with the suspension. Two different systems. AH is part of the ABS system. AH uses the steering sensor to tell where you are pointing the car and then it uses the lateral G sensor and the yaw sensor to tell whether the car is yawing too quickly (oversteer) or not quick enough (understeer). If the car is oversteering the system will apply the outside front brake to decrease the yaw and if it is understeering it will apply the inside rear brake to increase yaw. The magnetic ride system just adjusts the shock absorbers and doesn't use the steering sensor.
You can go to a lot of expense getting rid of your shocks which are probably still good and still not correct the problem or you can replace the steering sensor which is a lot cheaper and fix the problem.
Bill
You can go to a lot of expense getting rid of your shocks which are probably still good and still not correct the problem or you can replace the steering sensor which is a lot cheaper and fix the problem.
Bill
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Racer
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From: Charleston SC
Active Handling doesn't have anything to do with the suspension. Two different systems. AH is part of the ABS system. AH uses the steering sensor to tell where you are pointing the car and then it uses the lateral G sensor and the yaw sensor to tell whether the car is yawing too quickly (oversteer) or not quick enough (understeer). If the car is oversteering the system will apply the outside front brake to decrease the yaw and if it is understeering it will apply the inside rear brake to increase yaw. The magnetic ride system just adjusts the shock absorbers and doesn't use the steering sensor.
You can go to a lot of expense getting rid of your shocks which are probably still good and still not correct the problem or you can replace the steering sensor which is a lot cheaper and fix the problem.
Bill
You can go to a lot of expense getting rid of your shocks which are probably still good and still not correct the problem or you can replace the steering sensor which is a lot cheaper and fix the problem.
Bill
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Last I saw, the sensor is at the base of the steering column on the inside. You don't want the column to spin on you when you disconnect it. I had the dealer do mine long ago so I wouldn't chance setting off the airbag but I'm thinking you only need to pull it up enough to pull the sensor off, stick a new one on there and lower it back in place. It may not be as easy as that sounds and truly I don't know as I didn't do it myself.
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Racer
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From: Charleston SC
Last I saw, the sensor is at the base of the steering column on the inside. You don't want the column to spin on you when you disconnect it. I had the dealer do mine long ago so I wouldn't chance setting off the airbag but I'm thinking you only need to pull it up enough to pull the sensor off, stick a new one on there and lower it back in place. It may not be as easy as that sounds and truly I don't know as I didn't do it myself.
