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Front Vehicle Speed Sensor

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This vehicle speed sensor (output shaft speed sensor) is externally mounted on the transmission case. It detects the front drive pinion shaft speed and sends sine wave signals (16 pulses per rotation) to the TCM.

Fig 1: Identifying Front Vehicle Speed Sensor
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