Recent content by John04TB

Thanks all. I tried heating the bleeder valve - but not until red. So extracting didn't work. I saw a neat video about using a cold chisel but all it did for me was chip away at the broken valve.... So I bit the bullet and bought a new caliper. Easy breezy.

Thanks @Mooseman. I usually do take the easiest way out but I'm trying to save spending on a new caliper. I'm thinking I can escalate from extracting to tapping (there are lots of videos but I too fear screwing (pun unintended) it up), the new caliper.

HI folks. Always appreciate the great help I get here. I snapped a bleeder valve on the rear brake caliper of my 2004 TB LS. Can I put flame on it to hopefully improve the chances of using a screw extractor? Recommended drill/extractor sizes? I'd like to try that first before trying to tap a new...

Thank you all for your help and support. And outrageous thanks to my buddy who found the broken conduit that enabled me to finally fix the broken VSS connector wires. I couldn't unhook the harness tie-down clip directly above the xfer case - and where the hole in the sheathing was - so I just...

Thanks @TJBaker57! Finally, a passenger side view. Where do I find those diagrams? Thank God for another set of eyes. And hands. My buddy reached up and found an empty harness. BINGO! Further up, on top of the transfer case, the harness is ripped open and you can see the green and purple wires...

For the life of me I can't see nor figure where these broken wires go. I ended up buying a scope and taking some pictures. Any help is greatly appreciated! I'm driving short trips @ 15 mph with my flashers on! (And now a "Check 4WD System" light came on.) Note: Gr/Bk should be Gn/Bk. VSS wires...

Thanks @mrrsm. They're both helpful and add to my confusion. LOL. I wonder if the lower pic is for a 2WD TB? The upper pic looks like my 4WD. From what I've been reading there are actually 3 sensors? Are they ALL the same part? Based on what I saw, I concluded that 4 was the VSS b/c the...

Identifying the VSS wire colors confirms that the left/11:00 sensor is the VSS. Where do these broken wires go? (I also realized those wires were dangling in the pics I took of the sensors.) All the sensors wires go into a plastic sheath that goes above the transmission so I'm not sure how to...

@TJBaker57 I never touched these wires so that's how they were always twisted. But thanks for the tip. According to @Mooseman in another post (end of 2019), these are indeed the VSS wires. Now to figure out how to fix them. "Looked up some schematics and found that the VSS is located at the...

Uh-oh. This last time under the car I noticed this hanging down. Green and purple wires. I have no idea if it was like that before I had these problems or not. Anyone know where this came from/goes?

Assuming the driver side (11:00) is the VSS, I removed the new sensor from the other location, put back the original sensor there, and replaced the VSS sensor with the new one. No change in symptoms.

Thanks @Mooseman. I don't know how they got split (or did I post it twice?). Now that I actually lifted the car I see there are two identical sensors at the cone end of the transfer case. I replaced the "passenger" side one. Is the VSS on the "driver's" side. Looking from behind, toward the...

I replaced this part which I believe is the VSS,. Yes?

Wow @mrrsm! That is one educational video! And actually looks doable. Thank you! I don't think this is my issue though as I'm not getting any network (U) codes. Though I'm not ruling out trying this as I have other electric issues.

All of a sudden one day I started my '04 TB LS 4WD (130K miles) and the speedometer was dead, the ABS and Parking Brake lights were steadily on and the car wouldn't shift. I read on the other forum how many people replaced the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) and it fixed everything. I did that (after...