ABS sensor and vibration

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CademiaX

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I had a very minor vibration from the wheel bearing going bad, since getting everything fixed and back together I started having a much more intense vibration, all the way up into the steering wheel, dash, etc..

While I was doing my brakes, even tho I was so f-in careful with the abs sensor, the front right got damaged.

Now, when I brake I get some crazy vibrations because the of the sensor, but I also get some vibration right around 50mph. I just did the wheel bearings and hubs in the front. Wheels where balanced after that too.

Everyone keeps telling me I need to get an alignment after that, but I went and had the alignment checked and it is still spot on after I did the bearings.

Could the broken abs sensor be causing odd braking activity?

To top it off the back left was dragging a pad last I drove it, but I have replaced the collapsed brake hoses and haven't been up to 50mph since then.

My thoughts are, the abs speed sensor plus the dragging pad is causing some erratic behavior, -OR- inner/outer tie rods have gone bad. I ruled out the new wheel bearing being the issue, had it looked at twice.

Any thing else that might be causing the the vibrations?
 

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If you damaged the sensor, did you plug it back in or remove it all-together?

Check ABS rings on axles.
Check that you didn't use the wrong bolts to hold the caliper to the knuckle (are they too long and running into the rotor).
Make sure everything's tight, including wheel lugs.
 

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If you damaged the sensor, did you plug it back in or remove it all-together?

Check ABS rings on axles.
Check that you didn't use the wrong bolts to hold the caliper to the knuckle (are they too long and running into the rotor).
Make sure everything's tight, including wheel lugs.

I plugged it back in, didn't know it was broken at the time, should I just unplug it/remove it until I replace it?
 

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unplug it as a test to see if it clears up your problem.
 

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Vibration was caused by wrong front pads

autozone fail :cuss:

rockauto fail :cuss:

First set from rockauto was for a slo, I have no clue what autozone gave me, they fit, but were just slightly different
 

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