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

[Theodore Chen]

I've got the same issue.  I've already checked a couple of times to make sure that the shorted connectors are still shorted.  i was about to cut off the connectors and solder the wires together.

How do I find this green connector?  Does the instrument cluster have to come out?



----- Original Message ----
From: Robert Myers <bob at chips-ur-s.com>
To: Calvin Craig <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Audi 20V <20v at lists.20v.org>
Sent: Sun, November 8, 2009 11:29:04 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] pad wear indicator light on after brake job

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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-----
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>[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
>
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>[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
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