steering angle sensor

**dubber dude** · 30-12-2010,07:06 PM

ive just replaced the rack on my a3 1.8t now all of a sudden the abs light has come on, ive had the car put on vagcom and it says the is a fault with the steering angle sensor

anyone tell me what this !! and where it is and why has it come on

**kenney** · 30-12-2010,07:13 PM

The steering angle sensor is mounted on the steering shaft. ... It counts the steering-wheel revolutions accordingly,what is the reading of the fault ?you probably just need to calibrate it

**dubber dude** · 30-12-2010,07:24 PM

Originally Posted by kenney

The steering angle sensor is mounted on the steering shaft. ... It counts the steering-wheel revolutions accordingly,what is the reading of the fault ?you probably just need to calibrate it

why would this bring on the abs light !!! i will find out exactly what it said i just need to speak to my mate with the vagcom, how do i calibrate ???

**kenney** · 30-12-2010,07:39 PM

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/car...ringangle.html

**phil miller** · 30-12-2010,07:43 PM

the steering on the A3 and golf is a massive amount of info you have the angle sensor on the column and the torque sensor on the neck of the rack, now to set your angle sensor iirc you hold the steering wheel in the dead ahead pos then turn full left hand down and hold, then right hand down to lock, hold then dead ahead, if the light is still on drive in a straight line at about 10mph that should put the light out, the reason the ABS light is on is due to the ABS, ESP and steering rack all sharing info, as soon as you set the angle sensor the ABS light will go out

**phil miller** · 30-12-2010,07:45 PM

Originally Posted by kenney

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/car...ringangle.html

good link, i had to set mine as above due to having to set the torue sensor aswell after replacing my rack

**dubber dude** · 31-12-2010,12:34 PM

"IT GETS WORSE" i read an older post and someone said they had the same prob as me !! but there steering wheel was 360 degs out !! so i disconected the steering uj and turned the wheel 360 degs now the airbag light has come on !! arrrggggghhh

.....any ideas please !!

**kenney** · 31-12-2010,01:48 PM

If you did not remove the battery terminal when you removed the airbag,there will be a fault logged in the control unit.Not quite sure what you mean,and the reason for it when you say you turned the steering wheel 360deg???????????

**dubber dude** · 31-12-2010,02:48 PM

sorry kenney, i just undone the steering uj at the bottom of the steering shaft turned the wheel 360 degrees and re-assembled, the reason i did this was i read an earlier post as this was the prob for him !!!