[s-cars] pad wear indicator light on after brake job

[Brian Armstead]

Now I just have to figure out why the ABS OFF light won't go out...

Robert Myers wrote:
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> Short trip, Brian?  :-D   OK, I'll behave...
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> Bob
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> At 06:41 AM 11/9/2009, Brian Armstead wrote:
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>> Many thanks Bob!  The light is driving me crazy!!!
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> Robert Myers wrote:
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>>> (On my 1995.5 urS6) With a little help from Dave Forgie I found a 
>>> brown wire with a green stripe leaving (from the Pin 6 position), 
>>> going to the T26 green instrument cluster connector. Goes into Pin 6 
>>> of the the green 26 pin connector at the rear of the instrument 
>>> cluster and then into the instrument cluster printed circuit.  
>>> Inside the green connector install a jumper between the brown ground 
>>> line and the brown/green signal line from the brake circuit.  This 
>>> will eliminate the brake wear test circuit completely and turn off 
>>> the annoying lights.  This also means that you will have to check 
>>> the pads every now and then to take over the wear sensing duties 
>>> yourself.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> At 12:14 PM 11/8/2009, Calvin Craig wrote:
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>>>> I have had this happen to me recently on my 2001 S4 and I had it 
>>>> happen on
>>>> my '92 as well even when I short the plugs together by twisting the 
>>>> wires it
>>>> still indicates worn brakes.  There is some weak point in the 
>>>> system design,
>>>> that has persisted for 10 years, that allows this to happen.  I 
>>>> would love
>>>> to know where it is!
>>>> --Calvin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>>>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Tony Curran
>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 8:46 AM
>>>> To: theringmeister at triad.rr.com; s-car-list at audifans.com; 'Audi 20V'
>>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] pad wear indicator light on after brake job
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The cut that means you never have to worry about the wear indicator 
>>>> again :)
>>>>
>>>> Tony
>>>> 96 S6
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>>>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Wylie Bean
>>>> Sent: November 8, 2009 12:11 AM
>>>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com; Audi 20V
>>>> Subject: [s-cars] pad wear indicator light on after brake job
>>>>
>>>> On my 92Ur-S
>>>> Had to splice old connectors onto new pads b/c new pads had wrong
>>>> connectors. Tried 2 different brands...PBRs from CarQuest 
>>>> (WorldPac) which
>>>> didn't even have threads in the holes for the retaining clips, and
>>>> eventually found one set @ Advance (Wagner/Federal Mogul) that at 
>>>> least had
>>>> threaded holes in the backing plates.
>>>> In splicing, I soldered the wires.
>>>> Bad idea?  Don't see how it was as long as the circuit is 
>>>> continuous, but I
>>>> have the pad warning light.
>>>> Aside from cleaning connections @ the plug, anything I missed?
>>>>
>>>> Wylie Bean
>>>> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
>>>> 90 cq
>>>> 91 90q20v
>>>> 92 UrS4
>>>> 08 Q7 3.6
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