Commander Front Driveshaft

[briteway]

Never had the "service 4WD system" come up but the ESP BAS did and I heard the brakes grinding, thinking I was wheel spinning, how odd! So I might have same issues as yours. Did you replace the wheel sensor and the solenoid plug?

[valpacer]

Yep, all 4 sensors and the loom to the diff. I get the sensors from Rockauto, round 25ea i think. I keep spares when i wheel as well.

I fill the connectors with some dielectric grease before putting them back in to stop water getting in as well.

[briteway]

Ah, before I spend money on a set, I might just try and fill some dielectric grease into the connectors and see if that solves the issue as it only happens after a river crossing. Going through mud is fine though. That probably triggers the lockers to switch off, might shove some grease in those connectors too while I'm at it.

[valpacer]

Yeah, water shorts the connector out and the tcm cant see the wheel speed. The clay water that comes with glasshouse mud gets in there bad.

[Fud]

Great info guys, I've also experienced the Service 4wd system after a water crosing, hopefully a little bit of grease solves the problem.

[briteway]

I just found a small cut in the wheel speed sensor wire which is probably causing the issues I stated previously. I just filled it up with sika flex and I'll see how it goes at the next crossing. Hopefully solved.

[GPCDR]

Originally Posted by valpacer

Yep, thats what it does, and if it doesnt clear the abs pump will also start kicking in (sounds like a bad grinding on the front left). Do you get the service 4wd system message and the ESP BAS light on?

I only get the lights on if I hit a dip a bit hard, mainly in the bush. I though this may be caused by having a lift. Any ideas?