gman3280

I've tied back my wear sensors for my CS track car but I must have melted the wires a little as I get an intermittent pad warning on the dash. Very annoying on track.

I'd like to jump them instead of buying new sensors. I did a search and it appears that to jump them its simply soldering the two wires together to complete the circuit. Can someone confirm this?

Thanks in advance!

mark kibort

yep. thats all you do. connect them together as the brake pad when worn, breaks the connection

gbuff

There you go--I did that at the Glen last year as the insulation wore through one of the wires--I simply taped them together real tight and they've held ever since.

Gotta love barn jobs

Gary

2BWise

The sensors set the light by seeing an open circuit fault. Basically, as they wear through the resistant element is broken and the circuit is opened, which triggers the message. However you want to do it just make sure the wires or connector are jumpered together to keep the circuit complete.

gman3280

Thanks all. Given its a track car there is no need for the pad sensors. However, the red lights on the dash got to go incase there is a real issue I should be aware of.

Hella-Buggin'

I did mine several years ago. I went to an electrical supply store and bought some high temp heat shrink, clipped and soldered the wires together and used my heat gun to shrink the protectant tubing.

nwGTS

I did exactly this at all four corners. However I Also recommend then coating the base and tip with liquid-tape to make its water tight. Otherwise you are inviting a short with just the heat shrink.

KevinGross

Rather than cutting things, I used a short piece of copper wire from #12 or #14 romex, bent in a U and inserted into the female connector sockets. Then sealed from the elements with a length of heat-shrink tubing. Reversible. Good luck.

gman3280

I soldered the wires together and shrink wrapped them. Good to go after 3 days at Road Atlanta. Thanks all.