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Old 07-20-2014, 10:14 AM
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So yesterday I had the tires balanced and rotated on my Jeep each tire has 27 pounds of pressure. The front tires were worn a little more than the back so I have rotated now I Drive the jeep the traction control is coming on every time I lean into a turn can you help me ?
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I have a similar problem sounds like they could of pinched one of your speed sensors
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Where are the speed sensors located on the front brakes ?
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The front sensor voes into the unit bearing assembly up front. On the back the sensors are sticking out of the parking brake assembly on the inside.

Have you rotated the spare in? If the spare is new and the others are worn then that could be setting off your sensors.
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The front tires were worn a lot more than the rear and were uneven in places so I had them rotated to help save the life on the tires
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It could be a speed sensor. It could also be a unit bearing. But, the most common cause is your steering wheel is not **exactly** centered. A sensor on it makes the Jeep think you're skidding if it disagrees with what other sensors are reporting. Centering steering wheel is a very easy job ...

http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?3...ll=1#post42376
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Originally Posted by Mark Doiron
It could be a speed sensor. It could also be a unit bearing. But, the most common cause is your steering wheel is not **exactly** centered. A sensor on it makes the Jeep think you're skidding if it disagrees with what other sensors are reporting. Centering steering wheel is a very easy job ...

http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?3...ll=1#post42376
Oh, I should add that the drag link is easily bent off-road. If your steering wheel is off center afterward, that is probably what happened. Recenter steering wheel and drive on (until you're ready to replace that weak part).
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jeep is all over the road hard to drive
now I Drive the jeep the traction control is coming on every time I lean into a turn
"All over the road" all the time? Or just a traction control issue in turns?

Swapping tires was the ONLY thing that was done to it, correct? No lift? No steering or suspension components added or adjusted?
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Rotated tires is all I have done and did a balance it already had a 4 inch lift and was working great before swapping the tries . I'm starting to think the speed sensors are off that is causing this issue
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Rotated tires back and it resolved the issue strange how a rotation can cause so many issues


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