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levin dash lights

aidan.c25 · 2014-12-13 09:57:20

Hi just recently I have had the brake warning light come on periodically but over last few days when I drive her on a small bit it comes on straight away. I have checked all brake fluid levels and all that jazz and all seems A OK. The one thing I noticed tho is that the back brakes aren't pulling as much as the front. How…

13-12-2014 9:57am

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aidan.c25

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Hi just recently I have had the brake warning light come on periodically but over last few days when I drive her on a small bit it comes on straight away.
I have checked all brake fluid levels and all that jazz and all seems A OK.
The one thing I noticed tho is that the back brakes aren't pulling as much as the front.
How might I be able to adjust this and might this be the problem?

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#2 13-12-2014 2:38pm

jimbis

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What are the pads like? Is there much meat on them?
There's a switch on the handbrake to indicate the handbrake is on so I'd say that's whats causing the light to come on, just needs adjusting.

As for the rear not braking too good it's most likely the sliders on the calipers are seized. It's a common enough problem, sometimes it's a handy fix other times it's a right b1tch.

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