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markyp33

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Brake wear sensor broken
27. Sep 2007 at 16:21

Hi - my display in the car says my brake pads are worn. have took the wheels off and the pads are all nearly new. The sensor wire has nothing on the end of it and is flagging a false fault. Can I bridge the wire out or put it down to earth to clear the fault? I have the car serviced very regulalry so am not particulalry worried about he lazy light.

If i did purchase a new sensor - how do you fit it - I cant see on the caliper hwere it would go?

Thanks again in anticipation - MarkyP

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Markie Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7914 Lanarkshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: RS4, X5, Range Rover	Re: Brake wear sensor broken Reply #1 - 27. Sep 2007 at 16:25 Not sure on the electrical aspect of things but the sensor is traced up from the caliper and connects up a bit. Obviously one on each side and there pretty cheap from vx on trade...£8 or so if i recall correctly. 30minute job to replace and away goes your warning. Someone else will advise on bridging etc
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ians Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3452 Reading Drives: '02 3.2 est, '98 3.0 Elite sal	Re: Brake wear sensor broken Reply #2 - 27. Sep 2007 at 17:05 pretty simple to bridge. Unlip the connector that's in the wheel arch. then short out with short bit of wire and wrap up in insulation tape. ...or fit a new sensor.
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Re: Brake wear sensor broken
Reply #3 - 27. Sep 2007 at 17:21

markyp33 wrote on 27. Sep 2007 at 16:21:

Hi - my display in the car says my brake pads are worn. have took the wheels off and the pads are all nearly new. The sensor wire has nothing on the end of it and is flagging a false fault. Can I bridge the wire out or put it down to earth to clear the fault? I have the car serviced very regulalry so am not particulalry worried about he lazy light.

If i did purchase a new sensor - how do you fit it - I cant see on the caliper hwere it would go?

Thanks again in anticipation - MarkyP

Hi, the sensor fits in a small hole on one of the pads.

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Re: Brake wear sensor broken
Reply #4 - 27. Sep 2007 at 17:34

markyp33 wrote on 27. Sep 2007 at 16:21:

..... The sensor wire has nothing on the end of it and is flagging a false fault. Can I bridge the wire out or put it down to earth to clear the fault? .....

Do you mean that in the wheel arch there is a socket with nothing plugged in? Or that there IS a socket with a lead plugged that used to have a wear sensor on the end of it? If the later just bare back the wires & short them togther and then wrap in tape. The sensors if you bought them just push/clip into the butterfly anti-rattle clip attached to the brake outer brake pad.

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Re: Brake wear sensor broken
Reply #5 - 27. Sep 2007 at 19:31

Andy B wrote on 27. Sep 2007 at 17:34:

markyp33 wrote on 27. Sep 2007 at 16:21:

..... The sensor wire has nothing on the end of it and is flagging a false fault. Can I bridge the wire out or put it down to earth to clear the fault? .....

Do you mean that in the wheel arch there is a socket with nothing plugged in? Or that there IS a socket with a lead plugged that used to have a wear sensor on the end of it? If the later just bare back the wires & short them togther and then wrap in tape. The sensors if you bought them just push/clip into the butterfly anti-rattle clip attached to the brake outer brake pad.

I was told to plug mine into the inner brake pad......not that it really matters i guess Undecided

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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Brake wear sensor broken Reply #6 - 27. Sep 2007 at 19:36 Just short it out, not need to earth it. And Taxi Driver, early facelifts still have 2 - its around 2001 they switched to 1
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Taxi Driver Omega Lord Offline OOF Holly Dog Posts: 8413 Swindon Gender: Drives: Fiat Scudo 90 Multijet (whatever that means!)	Re: Brake wear sensor broken Reply #7 - 27. Sep 2007 at 19:47 TheBoy wrote on 27. Sep 2007 at 19:36: Just short it out, not need to earth it. And Taxi Driver, early facelifts still have 2 - its around 2001 they switched to 1 Okay dokey Was mentioning it coz i dont think markyp33 said what omega he has.......and if a late facelift might think he's got a sensor missing
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markyp33 Newbie Offline Posts: 12	Re: Brake wear sensor broken Reply #8 - 29. Sep 2007 at 13:31 Mine is a S reg, so no facelift Thanks for all your help everyone - greatly appreciated once again! Job done, display now normal, and me smiling again
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Markjay Omega Lord Offline Posts: 5452 London Gender:	Re: Brake wear sensor broken Reply #9 - 29. Sep 2007 at 22:41 Y-reg 2001/2.6, one sensor.... Guess it's the X-reg/2.5 that still had two?
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Brake wear sensor broken Reply #10 - 29. Sep 2007 at 22:47 Markjay wrote on 29. Sep 2007 at 22:41: Y-reg 2001/2.6, one sensor.... Guess it's the X-reg/2.5 that still had two? yup
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