Nissan Maxima Service and Repair Manual: Wheel sensors

Exploded View - Front Wheel Sensor

1. Front wheel sensor
1. Color line (slant line)
2.  Front wheel sensor harness connector
   Front

Removal and Installation - Front Wheel Sensor

CAUTION:

•  Be careful not to damage wheel sensor edge and sensor rotor teeth.
•  When pulling out the wheel sensor, be careful to turn it as little as possible. Do not pull on the wheel sensor harness.
•  Check if foreign objects such as iron fragments are adhered to the pick-up part of the sensor or to the inside of the hole for the wheel sensor, or if a foreign object is caught in the surface of the mating surface for the wheel sensor. Repair as necessary and then install the wheel sensor.

REMOVAL

1. Remove the front wheel and tire using power tools. Refer to WT-60, "Adjustment".
2. Partially remove front wheel fender protector and reposition out of the way. Refer to EXT-24, "Removal and Installation".
3. Disconnect the harness connector from the front wheel sensor.
4. Remove the front wheel sensor harness from the brackets.
5. Remove the front wheel sensor bolt and front wheel sensor from the front wheel hub and bearing assembly.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION: Do not twist rear wheel sensor harness when installing rear wheel sensor. Check that grommet (2) is fully inserted to bracket (1). Check that rear wheel sensor harness is not twisted after installation.

Exploded View - Rear Wheel Sensor

1. Rear wheel sensor
1.  Rear wheel sensor bracket
2.  Clip
3.  Rear wheel sensor harness connector
   Front

Removal and Installation - Rear Wheel Sensor

CAUTION:

•  Be careful not to damage wheel sensor edge and sensor rotor teeth.
•  When removing the front or rear wheel hub, first remove the wheel sensor from the wheel hub. Failure to do so may result in damage to the wheel sensor wires making the sensor inoperative.
•  Pull out the wheel sensor, being careful to turn it as little as possible. Do not pull on the wheel sensor harness.
• Before installation, check if foreign objects such as iron fragments are adhered to the pick-up part of the sensor or to the inside of the hole in the wheel hub for the wheel sensor, or if a foreign object is caught in the surface of the mating surface for the sensor rotor. Clean as necessary and then install the wheel sensor.

REMOVAL

1. Remove the rear wheel and tire using power tools. Refer to WT-60, "Adjustment".
2. Remove the rear stabilizer bar clamps and bushings. Position the stabilizer bar out of the way. Refer to RSU-15, "Exploded View".
3. Disconnect the harness connector from the rear wheel sensor.
4. Remove the rear wheel sensor harness from the brackets.
5. Remove the rear wheel sensor bolt and rear wheel sensor from the rear wheel hub and bearing assembly

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION: Do not twist rear wheel sensor harness when installing rear wheel sensor. Check that grommet (2) is fully inserted to bracket (1). Check that rear wheel sensor harness is not twisted after installation.