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     Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 485 Registered: 01-2003 |
My "BRAKE" light stays on after releasing the emergency brake on my 95 LWB. After wiggling and releasing it several times, it will eventually go off. The emergency brake in this vehicle feels very different than the one in my 96 Disco. It doesn't require a lot of force to pull it up. Is the cable loose and not releasing? Or is it too tight? Anyone have any ideas? | ||
| Arthur S. Au (Arthur) New Member Username: Arthur Post Number: 32 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hi Alyssa. the e-brakes in our LWB and the "Ladybug" feel exactly the same. Can it just be a little sticky e-brake light switch? If you remove the center console wood trim and observe the e-brake lever action, you'll see the little switch. Easy thing is to squirt some e-lectrical cleaner in the switch and try it out. Perhaps your problem is something else but, c'mon the "Cheap Bastard" must know how to tackle it! Is the LWB beautiful? Gotta drive by and peek. My e-brake problem is when engaged, the red brake light won't come on. It's not the bulb. Otherwise the e-brake works and releases fine. Go figure. | ||
| Alan Bates (Alanb) Senior Member Username: Alanb Post Number: 450 Registered: 07-2002 |
Mine does the same thing, especially bad when it is cold outside. I did in the past squirt the switch with some tri-flow and it did help, I need to do it again. | ||
| Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 487 Registered: 01-2003 |
The problem is Ron is studying morning, noon, and night at law school, so much of this is on my own. How do I get the wood console up? It didn't look obvious. I will absolutely try squirting that switch if I can figure it out. It wouldn't be such an issue if I could just train myself not to engage the e-brake every time I parked. (At least until I get the light fixed). Arthur, you can see some pics in the general section. | ||
| Alan Bates (Alanb) Senior Member Username: Alanb Post Number: 451 Registered: 07-2002 |
I can get to mine by just lifting out the cubby box liner in the center console, but mine's a 92. Should still be fairly easy though. | ||
| Jim Lupinetti (Jims95) New Member Username: Jims95 Post Number: 16 Registered: 08-2003 |
Aurthur, "My e-brake problem is when engaged, the red brake light won't come on. It's not the bulb. Otherwise the e-brake works and releases fine. Go figure." I had the same problem on my RRC. Turned out that one of the "brake pad sensor" wires had broken. Found this out when I did the brake job. Now the brake light works everytime when I engage the e-brake. Jim Lupinetti | ||
| Arthur S. Au (Arthur) New Member Username: Arthur Post Number: 36 Registered: 10-2002 |
Jim, you may be onto something. My front passenger brake sensor wires were ripped off, maybe from offroading. Never fixed it, perhaps that's the reason. Alyssa, it's easy and a clean job although once some pieces have been removed, if the previous owner spilled drinks onto something in the conter console, now it is a good time to wipe them off: - pull off cigarette lighter - use flat screw driver to gently pry forward and up the front edge of the rectangular trim piece around the transmission shifter. Once the front end of the piece popped up, slide the piece back to release the back end. Be very careful or else the tinny fasteners inside the trim piece will break off - Twist off Hi/Lo knob - Gently work the boot around the transfer case shifter over the top of the shifter shaft - GENTLY lift up the wood trim piece from the front end (ie. cig lighter end) - May have to work the T-case boot up some more - Front of wood trim should now be lifted - slide wood trim piece slightly forward to free the back side of the wood trim - Since there are plugs to the back side of the window and heated seat switches, just carefully place the wood trim piece with the plugs attached perhaps onto the passenger seat side - Don't recall if there'll be enough space to get to the e-brake switch without undoing the window/heated seats plugs. You may have to undo them. Just be sure which one goes back to which switch - Reassemble is reverse of disassembly steps - Obviously if you have center console cupholders screwed in, removing those'd be the first step Talking about center console screw-on cupholders, I'm missing one of those cheap solid black plastic ones after donating one to the Ladybug. Now there's a screw hole in my console. | ||
| David Hobbs (Ca_surveyor) Member Username: Ca_surveyor Post Number: 50 Registered: 11-2002 |
A different thought. Mine had that problem, but the cable was wearing thin. It finally broke when I gave it a hard jerk on a 45 degree slope. Broke the cable the cubby and ripped the boot. I would take a look at the cable if your opening the cubby/console area. Good luck. | ||
| Chris Lehn (Chris_lehn) New Member Username: Chris_lehn Post Number: 6 Registered: 11-2002 |
I just broke my E-Brake cable, I have a new one from Rover Cannibal, anyone ever replaced one, what's involved? Chris Lehn '90 RRC | ||
| J E Robison Service Co (Robisonservice) Member Username: Robisonservice Post Number: 146 Registered: 10-2002 |
First, to answer Alyssa - the two handbrakes should geel the same. There are three common reasons the brakes may feel different 1 - if the brake was used a lot the cable may be worn 2 - the mechanism may be bound with rust on the drum under the vehicle 3 - there may be a fault in the ground wire for the engine causing electical current to flow through the brake cable to ground, thereby partly melting the inside a bit. | ||
| David Hobbs (Ca_surveyor) Member Username: Ca_surveyor Post Number: 51 Registered: 11-2002 |
Chris, I did mine on an 88' a couple of months ago. Not to bad of a job. Got to pull the cubby, etc., fish the new cable through, and adjust. Takes about an hour. | ||
| Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 491 Registered: 01-2003 |
Update: it was completely unrelated to the e-brake... the sensor on the brake fluid resevoir was corroded and sending the fault. Once the car got bumping and moving, it completed the circuit, and turned off the light. |
