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I have fixed all the fuses and now I am running down all my problems with lights such as bad grounds and the like. I want to thank you and everybody on this site. You provide a invaluable serivce and need to be commended. I have a question on how the brake light sensors work? I have taken the splitter where the brake lines go into apart and cleaned it and replaced the 2 sensors in it and also had it repaired by a shop [it was cracked and had been some time]. So I had it repaired while I had it apart. I made sure that nothing got warped by heat and test fit the part that slides back and forth when pressure is lost to one side or the other. Every thing seemed o.k.It was not sticking on anything,I also have power to one side of both sensors. Is there an aftermarket setup for this. The original part is 200.00 to 300.00 for it and I was looking for a better system and maybe less money. I am joining P I asap because of this service you provide. thanks ....PAUL
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BR Bob R. (Guest)
Paul, If you have an upgraded split-reservoir master cylinder, you can remove the shuttle valve altogether. Put a brass T fitting in the front brake line and you can install the brake light sensor. The rear lines can be attached with a new line from the MC to the existing line with a compression fitting. Good Luck. Bob R. Tipo874@aol.com
bosswrenchbosswrenchMember
There are lots of these things available used, 'cause many owners throw them away. IMHO, they do nothing to justify their being carried around in your car. Their main function is to turn on a red light in the dash when your brake pads are worn below some arbitrary limit. Stock pads are quite hard and will last maybe 70,000 miles, but regardless, a driver of a high performance machine such as a Pantera should periodically visually inspect his car's brakes to see when pads are getting thin. The secondary mission is to provide a place to mount a brake light sending unit. They often cause problems as you've found. I recommend your shop eliminate the thing as a future source of trouble.
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