Well, after having the gears sit in my closet for about 4 months, I got around to getting them installed. The installation went fairly smooth, I had the help of my buddy and a guy who has a lift. I got the gears installed in about 5 hours, man was the lift handy. Anyways, the guy who helped me wanted to hear the car go through the gears while it was free wheeling on the lift. Then, once I got the car to the ground and started it a second time and was ready to leave, my ABS light came on. I did not have to remove the ABS sensors to get the axles out, my drivers side C-clip was a piece of cake and the passenger side only required some slight persuading. After trying time and time again to get that C-clip out, I new I was going to have to knock the ABS sensor out as that's what was holding me up from sliding the axle in far enough. Well, I took a few swings at the axle hub with a rubber mallet and left a slight impression in the plastic, which was just enough to get the C-clip out. Anyways, it appeared that the sensor was fine, so I thought I got away without having to replace them.
Anyways, sorry if this post is confusing, but my question is: What is causing my ABS light to be on? My thoughts are 1 of 2 things. First, obviously the sensor might have gotten ruined while trying to get the axle out. However, when my buddy dyno'ed his car, his ABS light came on for a while after that also. While a dyno is by no means free wheeling, it obviously confused the ABS system (maybe because the front tires don't spin) and made his light come on. So that could be a possible issue also. Let me know if anyone else had a similar issue when doing a gear swap, and I hope the light may go off in a few days. For now though, I want to avoid buying one of those expensive sensor. Oh, and for any guys wondering, I love the gears, I spin in second now (impressive for an automatic)!
Anyways, sorry if this post is confusing, but my question is: What is causing my ABS light to be on? My thoughts are 1 of 2 things. First, obviously the sensor might have gotten ruined while trying to get the axle out. However, when my buddy dyno'ed his car, his ABS light came on for a while after that also. While a dyno is by no means free wheeling, it obviously confused the ABS system (maybe because the front tires don't spin) and made his light come on. So that could be a possible issue also. Let me know if anyone else had a similar issue when doing a gear swap, and I hope the light may go off in a few days. For now though, I want to avoid buying one of those expensive sensor. Oh, and for any guys wondering, I love the gears, I spin in second now (impressive for an automatic)!