is there an aftermarket part that is compatible with 53101-S2A-A02?

 

No, it does not seem so.
Why do you ask?

 

because mine went bad according to the service department at Honda

 

Gotcha. But why the aftermarket question? Are you unable to buy the Honda one? Or a used one?

 

those have been a tough find for a while.

 

The part has been discontinued. Some are saying the part ending in A03 works.

 

You can take it apart and clean it, make sure the slip ring on the torsion bar isn't binding.

You can use any torque sensor, so you can use the AP2 or CR torque sensor on your AP1 with no issue.

If you feel brave the Mazda 6 from 2007-2011 has the same torque sensor as our cars. PN GS1F3212Y

These are the 2 torque sensors(Mazda aftermarket on top, Honda OEM on bottom), the only visible difference seems to be the metal housing the plastic sensor housing bolts to. That's not a big deal though because you can just transfer the aluminum housing from your old sensor on the new one and it should bolt right up to the rack.

 

the shaft gear seems to be spun the wrong direction?

 

Indeed.

Shame too, as the shaft is the one that wears beyond repair and not the plastic housing.

 

Looks like it might work fine for RHD S2000 then



Maybe you guys over there need to find a LHD Mazda torque sensor?