 Brake warning light, Tried to reset, but is still on |
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| mpoffers |
 Feb 20 2010, 07:47 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 15-September 08 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 9,551 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
My brake warning light is on. I rebuilt the front calipers to fix leaks, then flushed and bled the system. I have good brake pedal and the car stops just fine. The brake warning light is still on.
I looked for the reset on the warning switch, but could not find one. Instead I pulled the switch from the master cyclinder expecting to find something to reset in there. The switch is just a plastic plunger. the connection is closed when the plunger is fully extended, open when the plunger is depressed. I pushed it, tested it, and then reinstalled. I still have a brake warning light. Should the plunger remain depressed when I push it? Is there something wrong with my master cylinder? Is there something else I need to do on the master cylinder to reset this? How is the warning switch supposed to work? Thanks, Mike |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 20 2010, 07:53 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
The reset switch is part of the MC itself. You were looking at the brake light switch at the pedals, which has nothing to do with the reset.
You need to get under the car to reset the MC. You might be able to get to it through the drivers side wheel-well ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Andy |
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| mpoffers |
Feb 20 2010, 08:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 15-September 08 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 9,551 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I pulled the switch off the master cylinder. I read that some have a reset switch, but some don't. Mine doesn't have a reset switch on the outside. The switch is threaded into the side of the master cylinder. It has a single brown wire. When I disconnect the wire, the warning light stops blinking. QUOTE(SirAndy @ Feb 20 2010, 05:53 PM)  The reset switch is part of the MC itself. You were looking at the brake light switch at the pedals, which has nothing to do with the reset. You need to get under the car to reset the MC. You might be able to get to it through the drivers side wheel-well ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Andy |
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Posts in this topic
mpoffers Brake warning light Feb 20 2010, 07:47 PM
SirAndy
I pulled the switch off the master cylinder.
:co... Feb 20 2010, 09:07 PM mpoffers
:confused:
The switch on the MC is a push styl... Feb 21 2010, 10:07 AM Cap'n Krusty
The reset switch is part of the MC itself. You we... Feb 21 2010, 10:22 AM
underthetire I don't know firsthand about the reset switch,... Feb 20 2010, 07:55 PM Vacca Rabite I've never seen a MC without the switch on it ... Feb 20 2010, 08:52 PM dangrouche have you checked the button switch that is beneath... Feb 21 2010, 10:14 AM mpoffers
have you checked the button switch that is beneat... Feb 21 2010, 10:22 AM Steve interesting... mine doesn't have the plastic b... Feb 21 2010, 10:54 AM Dave_Darling Was the light out before you started messing with ... Feb 21 2010, 12:49 PM underthetire I seem to remember George saying something about i... Feb 21 2010, 01:02 PM |
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