Speed Sensor

1979 Toyota Pickup SR5SECTION Speed Sensor
  1. Jack up one rear wheel and support off ground. Release parking brake. Place transmission in Neutral. Unplug wiring connector from computer. See Fig 1. Computer is located on right side or left side cowl.
  2. Connecting ohmmeter positive terminal to wiring connector terminal and connect ohmmeter negative terminal to a known good ground. Turn wheel slowly, checking to see that ohmmeter needle deflects consistently. Plug in wiring connector back into computer.
    Fig 1: Testing Speed Sensor
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