I have a 95 SE w/MTX. I recently had the driver's side half-shaft (axle and CV joint assembly) replaced to fix a thumping noise on acceleration (It didn't, BTW). Anyway now I have a problem with my Traction Control.
The traction control now activates whenever the car is going between 20 and 35 mph (approx). When it activates, the TC light goes on and I hear the TC motor. The car doesn't pull to one side or slow down, so I believe it is only the throttle control kicking in. ABS functionality seems OK. I'm now driving the car, but turning off the TC on every startup.
Though the ABS sensor for the drivers side front wheel was untouched during the replacement, the sensing ring that it reads is new (as this is part of the halfshaft). I suspect that the sensor still works and is reading the sensing ring well enough for ABS (and initial self-test), but not well enough for TC.
Looking at the old and new sensing rings, they seem to have the same number of 'teeth' (although I'm not 100% sure of this, as I haven't actually counted all the teeth on the new one -- the old one has 44). The new one looks to be in a slightly different position on the shaft, maybe 1/8" further from the tire. But looking at where the sensor is located it still seems like it is within the 'heart' of the teeth. The main difference I can see is that the old one is rusted, while the new one is shiny. Is it possible that ABS sensor is having difficulty reading due to the shinyness? (I presume this is an optical sensor). Any other ideas are appreciated.
PS. I also had both rear hubs (which have sensing rings of their own) changed at the same time. I'm presuming that the rear has nothing to do with TC.
