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Old 01-11-2011, 10:24 PM
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ABS gone crazy after wheel bearing replace

2001 115k miles. I replaced the left front wheel bearing and while I was in I replaced fwd control arms, ball joints and brake lines. I cleaned everything up bleed the brakes and off I go on my merry way. After a short drive all of a sudden I get ABS and brake lights on the dash but it seems to drive fine. After stopping and restarting the ABS or DCS system kicks in and is trying to brake and cut the throttle. I did some searching on the forums and I figure it must be the ABS pulse generator that I removed and reinstalled. I replace that and it does the same thing! I pulled fuse 51 and it seems like it is now at least drivable.

After more forum searching it sounds like it could be:
- ABS modulator. But what does that have to do with changing a wheel bearing?
- Steering angle sensor.
- Alignment. I didn't touch the tie rod ends and it dives true and straight.

What do I do now? I hate taking my car to the shop but I don't have any way to diagnose this one.

Any suggestions from you with more experience?

Thanks
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