changing brake pad question
03-17-2015, 11:09 AM
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changing brake pad question
If before changing your brake pads, the warning light was on - should you also replace the sensors? Are they automatically damaged?
03-17-2015, 11:39 AM
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Yes. It's the sensor wearing away that causes the open-circuit.
03-17-2015, 11:58 AM
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Often times the brittle heat cycled sensor breaks during a pad change, anyways.
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03-17-2015, 01:40 PM
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I just did my brakes last year, when I pulled the sensors out, it was hit and miss if you damage them while taking them out, good thing I had decided to buy new sensors for replacement as 2 out of the 4 was damaged in the process, the sensors are pretty cheap anyways.
03-18-2015, 08:50 AM
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The pads have a very long life and I end up looking at the pads at least once a yer due to state inspections. For this reason I tied off the sensor wires and tie-raped them out of the way as for me they are not a real need.
