I just read that someone put on new brake pads and they both came with 'sensor cables', but the ones taken off only had one! I can't imagine what they are talking about. The wear indicator tang? Are they a cable or an electrical wire that gets hookd to a connector?
And the scary part is that they are telling the guy to cut the extra one off!?
Sorry, I haven't been around the new stuff. Maybe technology moved on well past me...
2006-11-23 01:21:43 · 3 answers · asked by Mikel 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
BMW Audi and VW's and some Mercedes Benz have electronic wires that wear into the rotor and turn on the dashboard warning light. Just as long as the warning system has the correct number of pad sensors plugged in it will be ok.
2006-11-23 01:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To add to that list, some of the Mercury Cougars have a sensor in the brake pad. It is a continuous wire that goes from a connector into the pad and returns to the connector. This allows the car to make sure the sensor is connected. When the brakes wear down, the wire shorts out to the rotor and causes the light to come on.
Usually there is only one circuit going to the front brakes on the cougar. The new pads come with 2 pads with sensors. On some pads, you can just remove the sensor and others require you to cut the extra wire off. This causes no damage to the system and harms nothing.
2006-11-23 03:38:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A brake pad sensor is a small device made from a semi electric conductor usually graphite.It basically by way of conduct with the disk tells you when your brake pads have had it and needs replacement.There is a dash board icon that comes on.YES they can cut it and you have to use the conventional way next time you want to check wear on your pads.
2006-11-23 01:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by blaz-wablaz 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋