W58 and ABS queries..

[Blackmk3]

my supra is currently automatic and ive got a W58 to convert her but the W58 is out of a mark2 supra which dosent have ABS...my car does

i was just wondering dosent the ABS sensor get its reading for the rear wheels from the driveshaft?, so how would i get the abs working? use a mark 3driveshaft? or i was going to get a machine shop to adapt my auto shaft to the front end of the mark2 w58 shaft

or can i use the auto abs sensor and fit it onto the manual driveshaft?

problem here in new zealand is we have very few manual supras and is diifficult to find things

thanks
Nick

 

[Allan_MA70]

Depends on the type of ABS sensor in the auto...

basically pull it out of the auto trans extension housing and post pics here.. I'm guessing it's the 32 tooth sensor!

 

[Blackmk3]

how would that make a diffrence? ill get some photos soon

 

[cjsupra90]

The ABS sensor is mounted un top in the middle of the extension (tailshaft) housing on MKIII W58 tranny's. It actually read from the reverse gear. So if you would need a MKIII ABS equiped extension housing to keep the ABS functional

 

[Blackmk3]

ahh ok cool il have to have a look around for a mk3 DS, would the whole abs system not work if the rears were discoinnected?

 

[cjsupra90]

ahh ok cool il have to have a look around for a mk3 DS, would the whole abs system not work if the rears were discoinnected?

The driveshaft has nothing to do with the ABS sensor or sysem. Look at the picture below. As for not working, I am not sure, but I do know that the ABS light will be on and the system will be in fault mode, now what will actually happen, I am not sure.

 

[Blackmk3]

oh really thanks for that! thats a problem sorted