Re: $1100 to fix the "worn pads" warning? Please tell me it ain't so...

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In a message dated 12/17/98  "Geoff Jenkins" <jenkinsg@pilot.msu.edu> writes:

<< A few days ago, the "Brake Pad Warning" light came on in the S4's autocheck
display. Took it in, the dealer checked the connections, sprayed contact
cleaner across the appropriate section of the dash electronics, and off went
the light.

Today it's back, (at first only after a few minutes, now almost
instantaneously) and the dealer tells me that unless they can find a short or
a loose connector, I'm looking at either: >>

I just fixed this on my car (87 5kcstq) and it was a bad connection at the pad
sensor connector. A wire had been added in a poor quality repair attempt in
the past and the splice let go.

The pad sensor circuit is "normally closed" so you are looking for an open
wire. Aside from the auto-check area of the dash, I would think the most
vulnerable area for a wire to open would be at the wheels. There is a mating
connector there from the car's wiring harness to the pad sensors. Check the
connections there first. HTH

Mike Veglia
87 5kcstq