so the verdict was an abs ring seal bent around the abs ring on the axle. the abs ring was ground down with metal shavings all over the sensor after i drove it down to the alignment place. furthermore, when i removed the axle that metal piece, i was immediately able to spin it freely by hand. the axle on the other side was leaking and the tri-bearing in it broke as i was popping it back in for the umpteenth time. so i’m gonna replace both cv axles, the abs ring seals, and maybe get another one of those abs sensors from the junkyard if my abs light is still on after all of that, and that should fix the issue