Brakes

[andy haw]

Have got my 1994 booked in to have the pads replaced next week as I was aware they needed doing.

As I drove out of the petrol station last night my brake light came on.

My question is this,will I be able to re use the indicators or do they have to be replaced

They are quite new replaced with new pads prior to me purchasing the car.

I assume that when people are talking about splicing and joining together it is because of general wear and not just because the wear indicator has activated.

[lexicon]

Unless the LS is unusual, the wear indicator is embedded in the pad, so new pads=new wear indicators.

Joining/splicing is usually to cancel the warning light when using pads that don't have the wear indicator connection.

[andy haw]

Unless the LS is unusual, the wear indicator is embedded in the pad, so new pads=new wear indicators.

Joining/splicing is usually to cancel the warning light when using pads that don't have the wear indicator connection.

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No I understand that the wear indicators are seperate to the pads.

[ROYT]

If they are worn through, they will need replacing to give you pad wear warning

in the future.

People are joining the break back together as a temporary measure to turn off the warning lamp, or if the wire is broken elsewhere. :winky:

[Rob]

I dont own a LS but suspect the indicators prob just push into the pads so are seperate , you normally get new indicators with the new pads.