parking brake light problem. HELP!!
03-08-2014, 12:51 PM
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parking brake light problem. HELP!! Hey Guys,
I have a stock 1997 Z28. earlier this year I pulled the brakes off to paint them. re-assembled everything and bled the brakes. they worked fine, except the parking brake light stayed on whether the parking brake was on or off. If i pumped the brakes (a lot) it would go off.
I assumed I had an air bubble that was effecting the level of fluid in the reservoir, and pumping the brake pedal compressed the fluid and lowered the level.
I re-bled all the brakes, and did find many air bubbles. however, now the parking brake light doesn't come on at all, parking brake of not! I didn't change anything else on the car. any ideas? what did I do wrong?
and one more question; when bleeding the rear brakes, should the parking brake be on or off?
Thanks!
I have a stock 1997 Z28. earlier this year I pulled the brakes off to paint them. re-assembled everything and bled the brakes. they worked fine, except the parking brake light stayed on whether the parking brake was on or off. If i pumped the brakes (a lot) it would go off.
I assumed I had an air bubble that was effecting the level of fluid in the reservoir, and pumping the brake pedal compressed the fluid and lowered the level.
I re-bled all the brakes, and did find many air bubbles. however, now the parking brake light doesn't come on at all, parking brake of not! I didn't change anything else on the car. any ideas? what did I do wrong?
and one more question; when bleeding the rear brakes, should the parking brake be on or off?
Thanks!
03-08-2014, 04:20 PM
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Might have 2 issues.
First if you replaced anything infront of the abs module then an automated bleed is needed. If a line or caliper was replaced its not nessary but does help dramatically when using the purge option on scanner.
As for the light not coming on, check fuses, then check connction on unit. If both are good then you could ghost have a bulb issue,Body controller issue,wiring issue, switch issue
First if you replaced anything infront of the abs module then an automated bleed is needed. If a line or caliper was replaced its not nessary but does help dramatically when using the purge option on scanner.
As for the light not coming on, check fuses, then check connction on unit. If both are good then you could ghost have a bulb issue,Body controller issue,wiring issue, switch issue
03-08-2014, 06:26 PM
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I didn't replace anything other than the calipers.
ok thanks i'll check that. i guess it could be the switch. seems unlikely but i'll check it. i know the bulb is good, because when I first turn the key all the lights on the dash light up, including the brake light. thanks for your help.
ok thanks i'll check that. i guess it could be the switch. seems unlikely but i'll check it. i know the bulb is good, because when I first turn the key all the lights on the dash light up, including the brake light. thanks for your help.
03-09-2014, 08:11 AM
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If you want to try something easy, you can remove the center console, take out the parking brake handle contact switch, and clean it. Most often, this gathers gunk and debris and tells the car that your parking brake is constantly on, even when it isn't. It may just be a coincidence that it started acting up when you did the brake job.
