VSS location once more

[TedZ]

Hi all,

 

This is a great forum...it is a pleasure to read the posts every day you learn so much.

 

I have read and searched the VSS location threads and i don't seem to see a set of circumstances that matches my 1996 Legacy Brighton wagon.

 

I am getting a P0500 code Vehicle Speed Sensor "A" fault.

 

The car does not have a cable speedometer. Accordingly, i am assuming that the sensor is on the tranny somewhere. However, there are threads that say that even with an electronic speedometer, there may be a speed sensor in the speedometer head.

 

Could someone shed some light on this. Does sensor "A" tell folks which sensor is bad the implication being that there is more than one i.e. a "B"??

 

Thanks.

 

Ted

[nipper]

there are two sensors, this is how the AWD works (if it is an automatic). There is no senosr in the spedo head. if no one answers you il chase them down later, but my back meds are kicking in and its nap time

 

 

nipper

[TedZ]

Sorry, i should have said it is a manual transmission.

 

 

Thanks for the response. Any additional info would be greatly appreciated.

 

Ted

[nipper]

im not too sure, somone else can answer this. Unfortunitly my manual is in a place i cant get to (recovering from back surgery). The speed sensor is in the tranny. It should be obvious, as it is easily replacable.

 

 

nipper

[Legacy777]

On the newer cars 95+, it should be located on the transmission.

[TedZ]

Thanks very much.

 

 

Ted