ABS sensor install

[albino]

Im having some trouble installing new front ABS sensors. I took out the old ones per the instructions in the fsm while replacing my front axle seals and doing the bearings. I have been regretting that decision ever since as the old abs sensors did not want to budge and I had to pry them out... neither of them survived extraction and I ordered new ones and cleaned out the mounting holes really good thinking it would be an easy install. The new sensors feel like a press fit though and I don't want to try and nudge them in for fear of damaging them. Anyone replaced these before?

[ferrariowner123]

I can't say I've done abs sensors, but when I did an engine swap on my buddies E30, we ran into some starting issues. We discovered that it wasn't getting spark due to lack of flywheel input, the E series have a flywheel sensor that mounts similar to an abs sensor, feom what we could tell it was installed, but we did a quick measurement and found it wasn't seated, my buddy threw some anti seize around the side of the sensor and it popped right in, and fired first turn.

 

I would give that a try unless the sensor uses the sides as a ground then I'd shy away from that.

 

-Kyle

[albino]

Thanks for the advice. I got them installed with a lot of love from a hammer. I don't know why Nissan designed them this way but they are a very tight press fit. I tried tapping them in lightly with the hammer but they wouldn't go in so in the end I was hitting them pretty hard to get them in. I greased them and everything but it still took some serious force to install them. They are working fine though so I will just make a note to never take them out again ha.