Help, steering angle sensor??? 2.8 4motion

[nuz008]

Hi friens, need some help here! Just change a steering rack in a friends golf mk4 2.8 4motion , no probs with steering, the problem is that traction control light cames on when i turn d steering, with a code reader i delete the fault but comes again d ligth and d fault is "steering angle sensor". Any idea were is that sensor or what is that sensor?!
thanks
Nuno

[Dutch1967]

It sits on top of the steering rack, just below the input shaft.

[jettaboy_gtx]

as far as i know its just under the steering wheel, but it might not be in the same location on all MK4s, though i've never heard before that it is on the steering rack

[nuz008]

Thankyou for your help friends, saturday i will have the car back, and then let us know whats up...
cheers
Nuno

[nuz008]

Hi, no lucky, i have d airbag out, steering wheel out, rotative tape 4 the airbag and horn, didint c any sensor in the steering colun, check in d steering rack and didint find that "steering angle sensor"!
The code that i have is:

00778 -101
kwp2000
steering angle sensor (g85)
sporadic 005- no or incorrect basic
sporadic 003- mechanical

cheers
Nuno

[jettaboy_gtx]

its under the steering wheel, trust me hehe

[jettaboy_gtx]

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[nuz008]

jettaboy, u r a star...thanks alot 4 ur help
i had d sensor in my hand, just c 2plugs, i thogh (airbag n horn), not this one! cheers 4 d pict. i will have another go b4 order a new one...

obrigado
Nuno


Modified by nuz008 at 11:02 AM 12-20-2008

[dubwerx]

Steering angle sensor probably isn't bad, just needs to be re-adapted since you swapped the rack. It needs to relearn it's zero position. There should be a procdure for doing so in the factpry repair manual. Dealer should be able to do it or you can with Bentley repair maual and vag-com.

RYan

[nuz008]

Ok Ryan, its nice to know that! do u know d procdure how to relearn its zero position?
thanks
Nuno

[ryanarchy]

worked at a dealer for five years.there is a procedure using the 5052 and guided functions. its a biiotch i spent 4hrs trying to set it on a 05 gli and like 3 on a turbo s beetle. but some of them set in 5 min. but these sensors do go bad every now and then.

[nuz008]

Hi everybody
Was 4 years ago when i was stuck with this problem and i forgot to up date the outcome, here is how i sorted:
I notice that d code always come when turn the steering to d left, so i decide to disconect the flexi joint on botom of steering rack (next to the pedals) and give a full turn to one of the sides (dont remember wich one), conect the flexi, delete d code and sucess, problem sorted! My conclusion was that d stee. wheel turn to one of the sides wile i was fiting the stee. rack... My advice to sort this code (in this situation) is: strait the wheels, disconect the flexi joint, turn the stee. wheel full lock to one side, carefull when turning with the flexi off, as soon you fill a small pressure STOP, one full lock its find, now turn to d other side and count the nr of turns, find the midle between L and R and conect the flexi as centered as you can, delete the code and should be sorted assuming that its all good with the steering angle sensor wich iv'e realised that its together with the airbag/horn disc...

houpe this could help somebody

good luck

Nuno

[nuz008]

...i mean, flexi joint on botom of steering colum, next to pedals...