ABS sensor wiring

PhD_Polymath

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Feb 6, 2015
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Slightly west of Boston
I have a 2000 D2 that had a bad front driver's side wheel bearing. I wanted to put off the hub replacement until after this week, as I have a big road trip tomorrow. I got the 3 amigos yesterday and decided to go ahead and install the replacement (I had a new one that I had ordered last week). The new hub went in well, but the wiring for the ABS sensor terminates in a plug. The factory plug by the ABS unit has been cut off and the lead to the previous unit disappears into the firewall grommet containing the main wiring loom. Since I have to leave for a 550 mile round trip tomorrow, I want to have the ABS working. I cut the old lead, leaving a lot of excess to join with the new wires.

Is it possible to solder these wires and heat shrink them? If so, is there an order to the wires?

I can get a shop to textbook the lights away once I am done, but can't bother to replace the hub again at such short notice.
 

DiscoPhoto

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Jul 23, 2012
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Vermont
Just 2 wires in there, use any kind of connectors to join them. Never had an issue after I did it to extend my wires.