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femster87

posted on 9/6/11 at 08:05 PM Reply With Quote
wheel speed sensor

Any Ideas for mounting wheel speed sensor on sierra upright. This is for the dash 2 sensor. Pictures would be great.
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franky

posted on 9/6/11 at 08:11 PM Reply With Quote
I mounted mine on the diff, reading off the prop. Could you put yours there?
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femster87

posted on 9/6/11 at 08:12 PM Reply With Quote
I have got the space, so I should be able to. Just initially though I would like it to read the actually speed of the non driven wheel.
You got a picture of your contraption franky?

[Edited on 9/6/11 by femster87]

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franky

posted on 9/6/11 at 08:18 PM Reply With Quote
I've not got a pic, just welded a bar to the top of the diff so the hall sensor was looking at the bolts where the prop bolts to the flange.
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big_wasa

posted on 9/6/11 at 08:35 PM Reply With Quote
If you put it on the front hub you may have problems with iva as they check speedo on the rollers.
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femster87

posted on 9/6/11 at 08:41 PM Reply With Quote
Did not think about that Warren, thanks. Guess I would just put it on the prop.
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franky

posted on 9/6/11 at 09:02 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
If you put it on the front hub you may have problems with iva as they check speedo on the rollers.


I guess but why can't they put the front wheels on?

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stevegough

posted on 9/6/11 at 09:14 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by femster87
I have got the space, so I should be able to. Just initially though I would like it to read the actually speed of the non driven wheel.
You got a picture of your contraption franky?

[Edited on 9/6/11 by femster87]


I've got one of mine if it helps - aluminium bracket secured to rails using rivnuts, speed sensor in the centre, magnet mounted on the prop using some of that stuff a bit like blu-tac but sets like metal.

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franky

posted on 9/6/11 at 09:18 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
quote:
Originally posted by femster87
I have got the space, so I should be able to. Just initially though I would like it to read the actually speed of the non driven wheel.
You got a picture of your contraption franky?

[Edited on 9/6/11 by femster87]


I've got one of mine if it helps - aluminium bracket secured to rails using rivnuts, speed sensor in the centre, magnet mounted on the prop using some of that stuff a bit like blu-tac but sets like metal.

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That looks like a good way of doing it. I had a problem where the diff moves though as its on bush's and it would drop out so I guess how the diff is mounted alters things too!

ETA I see you're using a magnet, i'm using a hall effect so have to look at bolt heads.

[Edited on 9/6/11 by franky]

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femster87

posted on 9/6/11 at 09:27 PM Reply With Quote
I would be using hall effect sensor as well. so would have to be bolts. Thankd for the image I would use the same idea to mount the sensor
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stevegough

posted on 9/6/11 at 09:39 PM Reply With Quote
True, My diff is fixed. You would have to mount the bracket to the diff itself, I suppose - or maybe at the front of the prop, but there's no bolt-heads at that end....





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'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14

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mad-butcher

posted on 10/6/11 at 07:51 AM Reply With Quote
Acewell Type 1 screw in magnet
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4 magnet Type
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mounting it on the rear upright saves having to add the diff ratio reduction into the calibration calculation

tony

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femster87

posted on 18/6/11 at 03:36 PM Reply With Quote
thanks tony
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beaver34

posted on 18/6/11 at 09:46 PM Reply With Quote
I'm on cortina uprights, mine in one of the holes in the front lines up with the stud heads on the hub
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matt_gsxr

posted on 18/6/11 at 10:39 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by franky
quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
If you put it on the front hub you may have problems with iva as they check speedo on the rollers.


I guess but why can't they put the front wheels on?


When I took the SVA the rollers for the speedo test were non-powered, so they couldn't measure the speed of the front wheels (except at 0mph).

The brake testing hardware is different (driven) so I don't know why they have to have two sets of rollers.

If you have a front wheel sensor then they can find ways of testing, but they can also be difficult about it.

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