Brake Pad Light

[tbag]

hi all,after stalling my galaxy at a roundabout the brake pad wear indicator light came on. the pads have only done 13,000 miles so its not a wear problem. then i looked at the connectors, the rear one is fine but the front one snapped as i twisted it,both the terminals were black so i think it was damp somewhere, now there is no connection at all. will this lack of connection make the light stay on or do i have to get some new pads to cure the problem. thanks t bag

[dave21]

hi the light will stay on due to the break in the connection so if you want the light out you must either replace the pads or bridge the connector with a small piece of wire(loop in and out -the connector),but by doing this you will not know when pads wear down cheers dave

[Ginettamad]

Mine too snapped so I have now just soldered the wires to some straightened out sections of paperclips which push into the socket then insulated them and the light has gone out. Number 1 wire is the Live in the socket.

 

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[Richard gal]

hi the light will stay on due to the break in the connection so if you want the light out you must either replace the pads or bridge the connector with a small piece of wire(loop in and out -the connector),but by doing this you will not know when pads wear down cheers dave

 

I thought the wires were insulated and became connected via the disc when worn?

[Mirez]

hi the light will stay on due to the break in the connection so if you want the light out you must either replace the pads or bridge the connector with a small piece of wire(loop in and out -the connector),but by doing this you will not know when pads wear down cheers dave

 

I thought the wires were insulated and became connected via the disc when worn?

 

Nope, its a loop of wire embeded in the pad which you basically erode as you brake until the point its open circuit.

[frogeye]

Have you got to take the calipers off to do this successfully?

 

Will vagcom tell you which wheel it is?

 

Thanks

 

Frogeye

 

ps sorry for the piggyback tbag!

[chrispb123456]

Hi there

If the wire is broken in the pad you will need to remove caliper to change pads.

Vag-Com can't tell you which wheel as wear leads are not on all wheels.

[tbag]

thanks guys, now i know how it works i can rectify the problem. i always clean and copper grease pads once a year anyway so i can keep an eye on wear. it must have been the last straw when i stalled it. thanks again t bag

[Mirez]

i always clean and copper grease pads once a year anyway

 

I assume you mean the BACKS of the pads :)

[tbag]

Nice one,they would last forever if i greased the fronts

[tbag]

Hi all,everything is now in order. i cut a short length of speaker wire that i found in my shed, this had soldered ends which fit in the female connector perfectly. drilled two holes where the flat pins went, press the two halves together then join wires to brake pad.result no light. thanks again t bag