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| T wing |
 Jun 16 2006, 12:13 PM
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yes, my car is normally this dirty  Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 19-August 05 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 4,613  |
I decided to paint the piece of metal that holds the gauges in place in the dash since it had a bit of rusty looking paint on it anyway (blackish paint, nice red tint). Anyway, I was taking the gauges off and got distracted by the fact that anytime all the wires were hooked up for my parking brake warning light, it would contiually flash, so I pulled out the switch under the handle and disconnected it and it still flashed, so I unpluged this maybe/maybe not extra wire and it quit, then I had to clean up the switch for the brake lever and it finally worked. Anyway, the questions (2) are this:
1: Is there any other reason for that light to flash? 2: When I pull the handbrake, the cables move all the way back to the rear calipers, but the brake doesn't actually engage. Any theories? Thanks oh yeah, I'll post some pics of the dash once I get it in. |
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| So.Cal.914 |
Jun 16 2006, 12:17 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
Have you adjusted the pads on the back? If not adjust.
Reason of the light to flash. Not unless you like to be driven crazy. |
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| T wing |
Jun 16 2006, 12:31 PM
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yes, my car is normally this dirty Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 19-August 05 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 4,613 |
Don't disc brake pads self adjust?
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| ClayPerrine |
Jun 16 2006, 01:21 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,541 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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QUOTE(T wing @ Jun 16 2006, 01:31 PM)  Don't disc brake pads self adjust? Not on the rear of a 914. you have to set the "venting clearance" to get the parkbrake to work correctly. |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Jun 16 2006, 01:57 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Jun 16 2006, 12:21 PM) QUOTE(T wing @ Jun 16 2006, 01:31 PM) Don't disc brake pads self adjust? Not on the rear of a 914. you have to set the "venting clearance" to get the parkbrake to work correctly. That's kinda misleading. You set the venting clearance when you install new pads (with the parking brake off) and they adjust themselves after that. The hand brake cables can be adjusted at the point where they leave the tubes in the body. As for the light, look to the wiring on the brake pressure warning switch on the side of the master cylinder. The Cap'n |
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