Re: typ44TQ brake question

["BMD" <eurocar@gci.net>]

> now, on my '86 5kTQ the yellow brake pad warning light is on, all the time
in
> the auto-check display.  today i just disconnected the sensors going to
the
> front wheels, thinking it would make the light go out - but it didnt.  is
> there anything else you have to do besides disconnecting the connections
at
> the front wheels to make the light go out?

A typical failure is breaking the wires for the prake sensor in the loom
where attached to the inside of the fenderwell. This is the flex point for
the wiring and eventually they give up. Feel in this area for breakage, if
you feel something unusual cut it open here and effect repair.

Bryan Doughty
home.gci.net/~eurocar
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From: <JordanVw@aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 9:46 PM
Subject: typ44TQ brake question