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Turnerm1 10-11-2012 03:17 PM

Brake wear
 
Brake wear light came on today . I know the pad are good ? What next

san rensho 10-11-2012 03:34 PM

How do you know the pads are good?

Topless 10-11-2012 04:11 PM

Inspect the pads and sensors, especially on the inside of the rotors. And check you brake fluid as I believe low fluid will also trip the light. You will find the problem.

Turnerm1 10-12-2012 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Topless (Post 309015)
Inspect the pads and sensors, especially on the inside of the rotors. And check you brake fluid as I believe low fluid will also trip the light. You will find the problem.

Used a old dental pick and cleaned the space between the sensor and pad and now we have no red light !

Turnerm1 10-12-2012 05:25 PM

By inspecting the brake pads .

Turnerm1 10-12-2012 05:28 PM

Thanks for the information everyone

thstone 10-12-2012 07:48 PM

I thought that the brake pad sensors were a "one-time" use only item. When the small loop of wire in the sensor is broken, then the circuit is open and the light comes on. I don't know of a way to turn the light off without replacing the sensor (or somehow repairing the broken loop of wire in the sensor).

I say all of this because I am not sure how cleaning the space between the pad and the sensor turned the light off.

What am I missing? Can someone else explain?


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