Astra H rear ABS sensor

[Bainbridge]

Hi all

Please can someone kindly advise how to disconnect the plug for the ABS sensor on the back of the rear wheels on a 1.6 astra H?

Here is a pic of the plug:



A helpful YouTube video explained that the little blue tab needs prising out, and it comes away attached to a little plastic pin. I've done that but the plug is still solidly fixed and I don't want to break it.

I've tried gently squeezing the little tabs this way and that, but no joy.

Help!

[E-bmw]

After you have pulled out the pin, you need to push this tab in, then pull the plug out.



ETA.
They can be a bit "sticky" due to where it is, so a bit of wiggling may well be the order of the day.

[Bainbridge]

E-bmw said:

After you have pulled out the pin, you need to push this tab in, then pull the plug out.



ETA.
They can be a bit "sticky" due to where it is, so a bit of wiggling may well be the order of the day.

Thanks for your reply. I did try by pressing down on the tab that you indicated, but the plastic just seemed to flex and the plug stayed put.

I'll have another go. I might spray some contact cleaner into the plug in case there's a rubber seal that might be stuck.

Maybe a hair drier might soften the plastic a bit.

[TwinKam]

Steady-on with the heat!
It's probably got road dirt under the tab, so wet it then blast it with compressed air. And often you need inward pressure on the plug (to release pressure on/allow the tab to release) before you pull.

[stevieturbo]

E-bmw said:

After you have pulled out the blue pin, you need to push this tab in, then pull the plug out.
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edited for clarity

[Bainbridge]

A spray of contact cleaner did the trick.

As soon as the spray crept into the nooks and crannies the plug was able to wiggle, and it came away by depressing that button.