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Wheel Speed Sensor: Description and Operation

DESCRIPTION
A variable reluctance sensor and toothed speed indicator ring used to determine wheel speed.

OPERATION
As the ring teeth pass by the reluctance sensor, a pulsing voltage signal is generated and sent to the Four Wheel Antilock Brake System (4WABS) control module. Voltage pulses are directly proportional to rotational wheel speed.