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

[Robert Myers]

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Short trip, Brian?  :-D   OK, I'll behave...

Bob

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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