GS ride height sensor

[Britprius]

Having had an advisory on my MOT for ride height sensor broken rod I took the mechanism off the car for repair. 
The rod "about 7" long had broken in the middle. To repair this I found a piece of steel tubing that the rods would just slide into about 1/4" bore. I filled the tube with hot melt glue, and then using a small gas blow torch heated the ends of the tube, and pushed the broken ends into the tube then allowed it to cool. A spray of black paint completed the repair.

I thought while I had the part off the car I would do some preventive maintenance on the sensor it's self having read stories of rusted contacts, and springs. I removed the sensor from it's mounting bracket, and opened it up expecting to find a variable resistor "rheostat". What I actually found was a contact less magnetic hall effect device. These are very reliable. So I put it back together with a good coating of hot glue in the joints, and refitted it.

Fitting back on the car was a quick simple job of two bolts to hold the bracket on the car, and one nut on the ball joint to fasten it to the lower suspension arm.

John.

[scudney]

Well done,one less thing to worry about and one fix by the sound of it that should hopefully last you a considerable number of years 👍