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On 8/24/2004 10:39 AM, Josh Battles wrote:
| ""First Name"" <ezlife45@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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|>Hello fellow DML'ers,
|>
|>I have a problem with my brakes that I'm hoping I can fix without bringing
|>it to the dealer.
|>I have a '98 V-6 Dakota with a 5 spd manual and rear drum brakes (Rear ABS
|>only).
|>
|>Yesterday when driving home, something strange happened. All of a sudden,
|>the ABS light came on and the Brake light came on. I double checked the
|>parking brake and it was not engaged. When I got home, I checked the
|
| usual
|
|>suspects - fluid, wheels etc and didn't notice any problems.
|>
|>At the same time I noticed that something wacky is going on with my
|
| speedo.
|
|>It reads normally if I'm going above 25 MPH, but when dropping just below
|>that, it drops to zero. It also won't start reading until after getting
|>past 25.
|>
|>I'm guessing that something happened to my ABS sensor not sensing the
|>pulses, and that it's also impacting the speedometer. Has anyone ever
|>experienced anything similar?
| IIRC, these are the symptoms of a VSS (vehicle speed sensor) going bad. I
| think it's in the differential pumpkin somewhere. A quick search of the
| Archives would probably yield you some more detailed information.
You are correct sir. Rear Wheel Speed Sensor, top front of the rear
diff. Under $50 for the part, a few minutes to swap it out.
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