75ohm

Greetings all...

One after another, the connection points for the harnesses are deteriorating and crumbling in my hand... wires fallout, it's ridiculous.

Non-abs car, for what it's worth... any harm in just yanking them all and doing some sort of loop to turn off the pad sensor light? I'm tired of looking at it...

Thanks...

StickShift

Those sensors have nothing to do with ABS, all they do is wear down with the pad and trigger the light to tell you to do a brake job, and spend a bunch of money on new senors.

That being said, I pulled the senors out of the pads and tied them out of the way. I just need to know I have to check the brakes every so often. Makes you wonder how people managed before stuff like this was added to cars!

You should be just fine looping them.

Funn944

Yep, just tie them out of the way.

75ohm

Thanks, will have to figure out if I can do something to turn the annoying dash light out though... have the schematics, but in hopes that someone has done this before, any thoughts?

Yes, knew that they didn't have anything to do with ABS -- just a reference point.

StickShift

Just close the circuit at the connector plug at each wheel. That will turn out the light. If you have any of the sensors still, just cut the end off and solder the wires together.

mytrplseven

I had the same issue. If you take the wires going to the sensor, near the round connector on the strut, and cut them with about 1" or more sticking out, then solder the two wires together, It'll kill the system. After you have done that, I recommend getting some liquid electrical tape at Home Depot and painting a liberal amount on each exposed wire to insulate and protect it.

75ohm

I'm likely not explaining this well at all -- apologies there...

The housing/connector point that the pad sensor plugs into has crumbled into pieces... it's ridiculous...

StickShift

I think I see what you are saying. The whole plastic housing is failing. Two thoughts.

1)Do you have the large yellow connectors by the strut towers? You could jump the two wires together there. In the rear, they are forward of the rear suspension.

2)Pull the two leads out of the crumbling housing and short them together.

Looking at the sensors, it is just a wire loop that is broken when worn down that triggers the light. Anyway you choose to close that loop will work, but you have to do it at all four corners.

The other thought would be to jump it at the dme, but I don't think I would go there.

If I am still missing the point, post a pic so we understand a bit better.

75ohm

StickShift, you are on it... the housings have crumbled. Not on the connectors on the struts, but behind the strut towers up front and below the the brakes in the rear... age caught up with these components. They literally just crumbled on touch.

william_b_noble

there is a connector for the sensor harness at the top of the pass side fender, as I recall (too lazy to go look), just jumper it there. However for me personally, I like the sensors and would take the time to make it work again. you can use more modern connectors, you could go to ebay and get some 38999 connectors and they will outlast the car (just be sure to get both male and female)

75ohm

Appreciate the thoughts... This weekend I will have some time to check out the schematics as well...