Blinking ESP/ABS/Active Curve Daylamps after Suspension Rebuild
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Blinking ESP/ABS/Active Curve Daylamps after Suspension Rebuild
Hey all, totally re-hauled the front end this weekend...
New control arms (each of them, the control arm and the "spring" arm or whichever that other one is called), new upper ball joints (passenger side was totally shot), new lower ball joints, new steering rack bushings, and inner/out tie rod ends were done two weeks ago.
....so now, I have an alternating ESP/APBS/Active Headlamps Currently Unavailable coming up on the cluster. Also have heavy feeling steering.
Does something on STAR need to re-calibrate things? Anything with the steering angle sensor?
Also, now that the car is on the ground, should things be re-tightened or is there any step I might need to know about?
Otherwise it's a total night and day difference how much better things feel. Super tight, connected front end.
Edit to add: None of these issues ever came up before. And for all of them to come up now means it's something I did. The car did sit with the battery in the back unconnected all weekend, and with the SBC unplugged. I also did have to lower the steering rack about and inch to change the bushings. And both speed sensors had to be removed, moved out of the way, and then replaced over the course of the job.
Edit after some research: Hopefully it's an easy fix. I haven't taken the wheel fully lock-to-lock. That might help recalibrate things? I'll get it on STAR later tonight..
New control arms (each of them, the control arm and the "spring" arm or whichever that other one is called), new upper ball joints (passenger side was totally shot), new lower ball joints, new steering rack bushings, and inner/out tie rod ends were done two weeks ago.
....so now, I have an alternating ESP/APBS/Active Headlamps Currently Unavailable coming up on the cluster. Also have heavy feeling steering.
Does something on STAR need to re-calibrate things? Anything with the steering angle sensor?
Also, now that the car is on the ground, should things be re-tightened or is there any step I might need to know about?
Otherwise it's a total night and day difference how much better things feel. Super tight, connected front end.
Edit to add: None of these issues ever came up before. And for all of them to come up now means it's something I did. The car did sit with the battery in the back unconnected all weekend, and with the SBC unplugged. I also did have to lower the steering rack about and inch to change the bushings. And both speed sensors had to be removed, moved out of the way, and then replaced over the course of the job.
Edit after some research: Hopefully it's an easy fix. I haven't taken the wheel fully lock-to-lock. That might help recalibrate things? I'll get it on STAR later tonight..
Last edited by mkiv_tdi; Apr 18, 2016 at 09:37 AM.
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So any side-to-side of the steering wheel didn't magically fix anything, lol. The only thing that makes sense is one of the wheel sensors, either the left of the right side.
Any input would be appreciated -- i'm gonna check it out tonight.
Any input would be appreciated -- i'm gonna check it out tonight.
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That's what I thought, too. Steering Angle Sensor, ESP Module, etc etc.
Turns out I'm just a dumbass. :P
I was wrapping up the car and my buddies were calling me over and over to make sure I'd be on time for our 3:30pm tee-time for golf. So when I rushed to get the wheel speed sensors back in, I didn't exactly get the plastic shield that surrounds the sensor on correctly, causing it not to read right and throw my codes.
Got under the car, got everything in correctly, and I'm golden
Turns out I'm just a dumbass. :P
I was wrapping up the car and my buddies were calling me over and over to make sure I'd be on time for our 3:30pm tee-time for golf. So when I rushed to get the wheel speed sensors back in, I didn't exactly get the plastic shield that surrounds the sensor on correctly, causing it not to read right and throw my codes.
Got under the car, got everything in correctly, and I'm golden
