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Looks like I'm all sorted (just one more bleed). A pretty simple problem that shouldn't have happened (8 month old pipe failing) which...
Apr 10, 2024
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No need. It reset itself overnight.
Apr 10, 2024
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Remove wire from Safety switch. Does dash light go out?
Apr 10, 2024
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All the time. I was out briefly driving yesterday and shut it down a couple of times - hoping it would reset itself as a CEL will (if...
Apr 9, 2024
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Is the light on ALL the time the ignition is on, or only when you step on the brake? I've never known a safety switch to block fluid...
Apr 9, 2024
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Bleed your front brakes as well. Relieving the pressure imbalance may reset that switch. At the least, fresh fluid gets into the system.
Apr 9, 2024
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Quick update. I have brakes again. The rears bled without resetting the safety switch but, the light remains on on the dash so obviously...
Apr 8, 2024
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Almost certainly has the crappy 254mm (10") leading-trailing shoe rear drums. I hope the shop didn't charge you, since they couldn't...
Apr 8, 2024
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Yes. Drum side doesn't need the large fluid reservoir. When disc brake pistons move out of the caliper due to pad wear, the caliper...
Apr 8, 2024
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To center the valve, remove the switch and use a pick or small screw driver to move the spool such that the groove is centered in the...
Apr 7, 2024
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I seem to remember that some action had to be taken to reset the switch. The service manual tellls all. I would look it up and post...
Apr 6, 2024
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Thick walled copper with a protective plastic coating.
Apr 6, 2024
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Given that the above has happened, do I need to reset it and if so, how? Noticed on another thread someone having difficulty bleeding...
Apr 6, 2024
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Will I have to do that on my 1999 Suburban? Had the rear line fail and the brake light on. New pipes are in but still to be bled. If I...
Apr 5, 2024
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Probably the only way you'll know is to replace it. And maybe consider detaching the hard pipes from it at the cylinders and blow...
Apr 5, 2024
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