I checked the local parts store and found 2 stores that had the scanner I needed to check the codes for ABS and Traction Control. However, I refuse to do business with those stores and will never step inside their store again. So I checked for a scanner to purchase and found the one that would work and picked it up. Got home, connected to it via BlueTooth and my Cellphone and waited for it to download, install the software, and bring up the testing program. WOW, was I lucky, it appears the company that makes this scanner shut down their Servers for 2 days to update all their software etc, so I couldn't even use it for over 2 days!
But when it did come back up, the test went fast and immediately pointed at the right front wheel speed sensor! So got online and ordered the new Speed Sensor, and picked it up the next morning. Got home and started taking the right front tire off, so I could get to the sensor to replace it. Of course that was just too easy so I knew something was going to happen! Well I have no idea who put that tire back on either after the front end work was done by the previous owner's mechanic, or if it was the tire installer than put the new set of tires on, but somebody was a knucklehead! I couldn't even budge the Lug Nuts using my electric Impact wrench. Couldn't budge them using my standard 3/8" drive breaker bar. Went back to the Hardware store this morning and grabbed a 30" breaker bar, 1/2 drive and some new sockets. Finally got 4 of the 5 bolts loose enough to turn a little, so can get those off. I don't know what that put that last nut was put on with, or what kind of material that last nut is made of, but the nut will not budge and the flat edges of the nut are gone all the way around. It didn't take a lot of oomph to do it either almost wonder if they put an aluminum nut on there as the metal does not seem very hard to round off that easily. To be safe going to replace all the bolts and nuts all the way around so I know they'll be good. Will try a small chisel and hammer and split the nut back to the wheel and hopefully open it enough to get it off.
But while looking around and feeling around to see where the Speed Sensor was in that wheel I felt something while in the area of the sensor and now I know what the problem is. The sensor might still be good but the wire going to the sensor has two conductors. One is still connected the other is broken and dangling, so of course if there's no connection, there's no signal to interpret from that sensor. So I'm sure that's why it stopped working when going through that rough area of the construction area.
