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Old 01-11-2021, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewwynn View Post
The level sensor is attached to the wishbone and can be fixed laying on your back with the car on the ground (wife's has a broken elbow joint and falls apart regularly). I have the new part but it takes a little more work to install vs. put back together. Removing the wheel gives plenty of access though
Reporting back on what I found after removing the front passenger tire:

The top of level sensor's arm is detached from the metal ball that is attached to the wishbone per your post.

It was very hard to put back, I had to clamp down with a wrench carefully not to break the fragile looking plastic arm lever.

Once it popped back in I sprayed some liquid wrench on the lever, and the 2 ball joints. I don't want the north winter freeze make the level hard to move freely.

Anyway, super happy it is an easy fix. I will test drive tonight to make sure this solves the EDC error.

Thanks Andrew for pointing out the location of the sensor!

The axle on the front passenger side is new. The used car dealer replaced the leaking boot. You can see the bolt is brand new!
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