remove a broken off ABS wheel sensor

[rhondas]

2003 pathfinder 4 wheel drive Without traction control ,I broke off my drivers side front ABS sensor , is there any way to get it out Without Dropping the front Metal pick up still attached inside the sensor not to drop down into the tone ring hole, so far I thought of heating it , drilling it , prying it or driving a long wood screw in it and pulling on it , is there a better easier way open for suggestions , I did not try anything I thought of above yet .thanks if you have any Ideas

 

[monkeydelmagico]

Had similar problem recently where the dang ABS sensor froze into the hole and I broke off the external plastic. Left a nice plug.

I started spraying wd and working around the edges with a tiny screwdriver. Popped the top magnet and all the copper windings came out. Left just the plastic plug and bottom sensor magnet. Kept prying around edges w/screwdriver. This folded the remaining plastic plug inwards. I grabbed edges with needle nose pliers and tried working it out. Hole was too rusty and part seized in. I ended up punching it down in the hole and recovering the parts out of the bottom.

 

[halik]

Had similar problem recently where the dang ABS sensor froze into the hole and I broke off the external plastic. Left a nice plug.

I started spraying wd and working around the edges with a tiny screwdriver. Popped the top magnet and all the copper windings came out. Left just the plastic plug and bottom sensor magnet. Kept prying around edges w/screwdriver. This folded the remaining plastic plug inwards. I grabbed edges with needle nose pliers and tried working it out. Hole was too rusty and part seized in. I ended up punching it down in the hole and recovering the parts out of the bottom.

About this. If you take the axle out, you can punch it through the hub housing and out from the axle hole.