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e-brake light
- Thread starter David95XJ
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NotMatt
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Wenatchee, WA
The e-brake light also serves as a sort of "brake system check" light... sort of.
What it's telling you is that there is a pressure difference between the front portion of your braking system and the rear portion, which usually means a leaky rear wheel cylinder or a leak in the line somewhere, or air in the system.
The RE 3.5" kit includes a longer rear soft line from the body to the axle... I assume you installed this and have no leaks, but did you bleed the brakes after you finished up? This is important, as cracking the system open by taking the old line off introduces air into the system, which will compress and soak up the braking pressure from the master cylinder.
Check for leaks and bleed the brakes. DON'T drive it on the road until you fix this problem.
What it's telling you is that there is a pressure difference between the front portion of your braking system and the rear portion, which usually means a leaky rear wheel cylinder or a leak in the line somewhere, or air in the system.
The RE 3.5" kit includes a longer rear soft line from the body to the axle... I assume you installed this and have no leaks, but did you bleed the brakes after you finished up? This is important, as cracking the system open by taking the old line off introduces air into the system, which will compress and soak up the braking pressure from the master cylinder.
Check for leaks and bleed the brakes. DON'T drive it on the road until you fix this problem.
- Location
- Terra Firma
Close all bleeders and step on the brakes -- hard. If everything is good, the light will go off. If it stays on, you have a problem.David95XJ said:
NotMatt
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Wenatchee, WA
Eagle said:
Yup
Roll-over
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Antonio, TX
wow! usually they break before stripping... just replace that cylindar if you stripped the bore it's toast if you stripped the bleed screw and DO get another one to thread in it'll prolly push the thread bits into the slave and booger it up down the road.
- Location
- Terra Firma
The screws are brass and the cylinders and calipers are steel or cast iron, so more than likely it's the screw that stripped. You can buy replacements -- I think I have seen them in the HELP! section at pep Boys.
sidriptide
nobody of any consequence
- Location
- western massachusetts
Eagle said:
ya know, i've seen you say this before.. and i have never seen a BRASS bleeder screw.... i agree they are a soft, crappy metal that will easily round-off (just like brass)... but i have never identified mine as brass.... however, admittedly i havent run out and stuck my head under any of the rigs when i had this on my mind.
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