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Owen

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Which sensor is this then?
« on: 21 July 2007, 16:35:57 »
Changing the pads today and on the pasanger side found this neatly tucked away.

A sensor, but which one? What exactly is it?



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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #1 on: 21 July 2007, 16:38:01 »
looks like a broken brake pad sensor :y
« Last Edit: 21 July 2007, 16:38:46 by nixoro »
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #2 on: 21 July 2007, 16:39:08 »
Passenger side low brake pad warning sensor.  ;) At least it'll never wear though!  ;D

*edit* ... Doh! Beaten to it! ;)  ;)
« Last Edit: 21 July 2007, 16:40:16 by Andy_B »
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #3 on: 21 July 2007, 16:48:17 »
Right gotcha :y

Not much of an issue if I dont have the sensor connected then?
Well at least untill i get to the scrapy ;)
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #4 on: 21 July 2007, 18:31:09 »
The display will probably whinge about brake pad, but brakes should still work!
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #5 on: 21 July 2007, 18:46:48 »
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Right gotcha :y

Not much of an issue if I dont have the sensor connected then?
Well at least untill i get to the scrapy ;)

You'll be very lucky to remove a sensor from a scrap yard car without breaking the pin off, and have what you already have. ;) I wouldn't worry about it untill you next change your brake pads, later cars only have the one sensor anyway.
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #6 on: 21 July 2007, 19:57:19 »
Those front discs look new......
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #7 on: 21 July 2007, 20:37:04 »
....but the pad sensor doesnt  ::)
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #8 on: 21 July 2007, 21:29:44 »
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Those front discs look new......


There was a horrible sound under braking, exactly like very low pads, went out and bought a new set to pop on and when I got the wheels off the disks and pads were new. Always handy to have a spare set i guess.

But the sound, which sounded exactly like very low pads starting to grind a little, is still there, and would apear nowt to do with the pads and disks!
Done the idler arm recently and I know its all tight under there, so I am not sure what could be causing the sound
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #9 on: 21 July 2007, 21:49:38 »
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Those front discs look new......


There was a horrible sound under braking, exactly like very low pads, went out and bought a new set to pop on and when I got the wheels off the disks and pads were new. Always handy to have a spare set i guess.

But the sound, which sounded exactly like very low pads starting to grind a little, is still there, and would apear nowt to do with the pads and disks!
Done the idler arm recently and I know its all tight under there, so I am not sure what could be causing the sound
bearings?
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #10 on: 22 July 2007, 01:28:28 »
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 so I am not sure what could be causing the sound

Small stone wedged between the caliper & disc?

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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #11 on: 22 July 2007, 09:26:28 »
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 so I am not sure what could be causing the sound

Small stone wedged between the caliper & disc?


Very likely I would say - I had exactly this on an Astra that I owned once.
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #12 on: 22 July 2007, 16:48:57 »
Well I had the calipers off yesturday so if owt was in there i recon it might have gone.
Strange thing i noticed today is that the pasenger side front tyre is getting really chewed up evenly accross the tread.
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #13 on: 22 July 2007, 19:17:44 »
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Well I had the calipers off yesturday so if owt was in there i recon it might have gone.
Strange thing i noticed today is that the pasenger side front tyre is getting really chewed up evenly accross the tread.
Toe...
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Re: Which sensor is this then?
« Reply #14 on: 22 July 2007, 19:30:54 »
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Well I had the calipers off yesturday so if owt was in there i recon it might have gone.
Strange thing i noticed today is that the pasenger side front tyre is getting really chewed up evenly accross the tread.
Toe...

Finger  ;D ....oh sorry thought you were playing a word association game  :-[

Yeah TB will be correct....as i dont know.
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