Removing and installing rear speed sensor wires — VW
Removing and installing rear speed sensor wires on VW: 17 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 6X1
- Special tools named: VAS 1978
📋 Procedure
- Note or request radio code on vehicles with coded radio if necessary.
- Disconnect battery.
- Remove wheel housing liner.
- Disconnect connector from speed sensor wire and speed sensor.
- Remove rear side trim General body repairs, interior70Pillar and side trims; Removing and installing rear side trim.
- Remove rear storage compartment General body repairs, interior70Pillar and side trims; Removing and installing rear storage compartment.
- Separate speed sensor wire (arrows) with wire stripper from VAS 1978 and remove defective section of wire.
- Strip 15 mm of insulation from end of wire with wire stripper and bend half of stripped wire back.
- Guide in new speed sensor wire.
- Connect speed sensor to speed sensor wire.
- Clip in speed sensor wire (arrows).
- Cut 2-pin connector off new speed sensor wire with wire stripper.
- Strip 15 mm of insulation from end of wire with wire stripper and bend back half.
- Connect speed sensor wire with aid of suitable crimp connector from wiring harness repair set VAS 1978.
- Install rear storage compartment General body repairs, interior70Pillar and side trims; Removing and installing rear storage compartment.
- Install rear side trim General body repairs, interior70Pillar and side trims; Removing and installing rear side trim.
- Install wheel liner.
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