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Originally Posted by piper6909
And I think strtnz's follow-up question was about taking the tone ring off the original hub and putting it on the replacement hub. If that's possible to do, there'd be no need to get a new ABS module & DME, correct?
Apparently they already have a replacement hub and are hoping there's a way to make it work instead of spending more money to buy a separate one.
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Yeah. I still have the original hub but it would need a bit more work to get it ready than the one I fitted needed. I didn't even realise the sensor connectors were different until it was all in place as that was the very last thing I connected. But I have the option of removing and replacing the ring or the entire hub, and both would require different work but probably a similar amount of effort in the end.
I'd love to know how it could create permanent codes though. If there is a realistic chance of this it would be silly to continue, but
AFAIK the sensor reads 10101010101... in the highs and lows and reacts when either a 0 or a 1 remains for too long. Given the speed of the ring is dictated by the speed of the car, it can't be too picky about how many teeth and therefore signal changes there are in any specific second, minute, whatever. But as JFP said, the connectors are different for a reason...
Edit: ended up confusing myself a bit. ABS ring is on the driveshaft so the only thing I need to replace is the sensor itself, as the ring remains the original. So hopefully the sensor isn't stuck in the hub and it's an easy replacement 🤞🏼