Brake light on in the A.M

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Brake light on in the A.M #864028 01/26/08 06:57 PM

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Westchester NY

Bertdog

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I live in NY and i've now owned an 89 raider 3.0 for a few months . it's has now 69,000 miles on it . But the last few weeks its been below freezing temps . My brakes light stay on till the temp goes up and then it goes off.Has done it only a couple of times.

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Re: Brake light on in the A.M [Re: Bertdog] #864029 01/26/08 07:26 PM

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Is this the warning light on the dash or the brake lights at the rear of the car?

If it's the warning lamp, check your brake fluid level.

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Re: Brake light on in the A.M [Re: Bertdog] #864030 01/26/08 08:11 PM

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Yup... check the fluid would be my guess so far too.

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Re: Brake light on in the A.M [Re: 52degrees] #864031 01/26/08 09:42 PM

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Westchester NY

Bertdog

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right you were, when i looked at it first it seem full but when I remove the bottom of the cap it was fully extend
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Re: Brake light on in the A.M [Re: Bertdog] #864032 01/26/08 11:48 PM

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ryany

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By the way, that's usually a good indicator that your pads & shoes are worn & close to due for a replacement. As your brake pads wear the friction material down, the piston moves further out of the caliper in order to make the pads contact the rotor. The space behind the pistons gets filled by fluid from your master cylinder. When your master cylinder is very low on fluid, it's time to check your brake pad thickness.

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Re: Brake light on in the A.M [Re: ryany] #864033 01/27/08 04:30 AM

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When your master cylinder is very low on fluid, it's time to check your brake pad thickness.

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Re: Brake light on in the A.M [Re: 52degrees] #864034 01/27/08 05:13 AM

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stony-man

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For over 4 years, my brake warning light has come on any time the temp gets below 45 degrees.

Re: Brake light on in the A.M [Re: stony-man] #864035 01/28/08 05:41 PM

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MSP MN USA

daan

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On my Dad's Toyota PU the actual taillights would stay on when the temp got down below freezing unless he stomped the pedal a few times. The brake light switch on the master cylinder was sticking on.
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