Brake light won't shut off

Last week:
Put on 2" lift. In the process I put on extended rear brake line. Bled brakes afterward. Brake resevoir got low. Brake light turned on. Filled resevoir back up. Brake light still on. Disconnected battery for a minute. Brake light still on. Any ideas?

-Keith


Oh, and I raced a ricerboy prelude tonight and beat him 0-60...twice. Hah.

oh, this is a 99 sport with 73k on the ticker

do a search, this has been discused before, I used a zip strap to fix the problem.

As im sure you know, the brakes are split front to back in the xjs. In between where the lines connect on the MC there is a small piston. The piston is incorporated into your sensor which senses a brake pressure imbalance. If there is more pressure in the front (in your case) And less in the back because of air in the system, this piston will be pushed to the side with less pressure. This turns the brake light on.I would try bleeding the rear brakes again, starting with the passenger rear since it is the longest line, then the driver's rear. What method of bleeding are you using? I use a brake fluid injector which pushes the fluid into the wheel cylinders and up into the resevoir, this is very effective and take very little time. I would try bleeding again. If you want, I can email you a picture of what i am talking about within the Master Cylinder. Email me at [email protected].
~Joe~