Steering Position Sensor
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Steering Position Sensor
Hi all,
I did cam/lifters swap on my 2010 GS Corvette a while back. When the steering rack was disconnected, I did turn the steering wheel many turns, more than 4. I did not know I'm not supposed to do that.
Now I have the "active handling" and "service traction control" warnings. The car goes into limp mode and I can't disable the traction control. My airbag light is always on and my horn is not working.
I know I broke the clock spring. I ordered a new one and I'm going to replace it as soon as I get it. But what about the steering position sensor? Do I need to replace it? I heard that the steering position sensor can be calibrated or centered with Tech 2. Can anyone confirm?
I did cam/lifters swap on my 2010 GS Corvette a while back. When the steering rack was disconnected, I did turn the steering wheel many turns, more than 4. I did not know I'm not supposed to do that.
Now I have the "active handling" and "service traction control" warnings. The car goes into limp mode and I can't disable the traction control. My airbag light is always on and my horn is not working.
I know I broke the clock spring. I ordered a new one and I'm going to replace it as soon as I get it. But what about the steering position sensor? Do I need to replace it? I heard that the steering position sensor can be calibrated or centered with Tech 2. Can anyone confirm?
Last edited by fasttz06; Dec 30, 2015 at 05:35 PM.
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Hi all,
I did cam/lifters swap on my 2010 GS Corvette a while back. When the steering rack was disconnected, I did turn the steering wheel many turns, more than 4. I did not know I'm not supposed to do that.
Now I have the "active handling" and "service traction control" warnings. The car goes into limp mode and I can't disable the traction control. My airbag light is always on and my horn is not working.
I know I broke the clock spring. I ordered a new one and I'm going to replace it as soon as I get it. But what about the steering position sensor? Do I need to replace it? I heard that the steering position sensor can be calibrated or centered with Tech 2. Can anyone confirm?
I did cam/lifters swap on my 2010 GS Corvette a while back. When the steering rack was disconnected, I did turn the steering wheel many turns, more than 4. I did not know I'm not supposed to do that.
Now I have the "active handling" and "service traction control" warnings. The car goes into limp mode and I can't disable the traction control. My airbag light is always on and my horn is not working.
I know I broke the clock spring. I ordered a new one and I'm going to replace it as soon as I get it. But what about the steering position sensor? Do I need to replace it? I heard that the steering position sensor can be calibrated or centered with Tech 2. Can anyone confirm?
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Thanks for the input. How did you know the sensor is broken? Did you try to calibrate the sensor with TechII before replacing it with a new one?
Last edited by fasttz06; Dec 31, 2015 at 04:16 AM.
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