Honda Repair: ABS light, wheel speed, honda civic ex

Question
HI MY NAME IS NICK AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 2DR. 5SPEED AND ITS ABS SYSTEM.  I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ONE DAY COASTING AT AROUND 65-70 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT ME SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES SHARP TURNS OR ANYTHING I WAS DRIVING COMPLETLY NORMAL.  THE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON EVER SINCE AND THE ABS DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE.  I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FRONT RIGHT SENSOR.  THEY THEN SAID THAT ITS A $40 PEICE BUT ABOUT $140 TO PUT IT IN.  MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS REALLY A HARD JOB TO DO?  I HAVE BEEN AROUND CARS MY ENTIRE LIFE AND KNOW MY WAY AROUND THEM OF COURSE THEY HAVE ALL BEEN OLDER CARS AND AMERICAN WHICH IS ALITTLE EASIER BUT ANY ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME? OR YOU CAN JUST TELL ME I EXPLAIN PROBLEMS HORRIBLE ITS OK.

Answer
If you have access to a floor jack to remove the r/f wheel not a hard job.  The wheel speed sensor just plugs in and bolts in a few places.  Pretty straight forward if you have a way to lift the car and a few extra minutes.  I replaced a speed sensor on my mother-in-laws 2006 pilot with 2k on it last weekend so the sensor is something that does go bad occassionally.  The ABS will not work if the light is on.  This is normal.  If you repair the problem, the light should go out by itself.  If not, just unhook the battery.