FidoNick
Member Since: 18 Jan 2021
Location: Purton, Wiltshire
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Yes, your right about the sensor being only on one wheel. From an engineering perspective I can understand why that's a sensible thought, but from a practical perspective there's a lot of assumptions bring made!
Having just read the brake Bible I feel confident enough to change whatever pads need changing (if they do need a change), so long as I can find suitable axle stands.
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 11th Apr 2021 7:00 am |
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Ivan
Member Since: 01 Mar 2011
Location: Malvern Worcestershire
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To eliminate the sensor, cut the wires to the sensor (from the sensor lead) and join them together. 2013 RR Vogue SE SDV8
2013 Freelander 2 HSE Luxury SD4
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| 11th Apr 2021 7:23 am |
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FidoNick
Member Since: 18 Jan 2021
Location: Purton, Wiltshire
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Good to know for the future.
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| 11th Apr 2021 12:29 pm |
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FidoNick
Member Since: 18 Jan 2021
Location: Purton, Wiltshire
Posts: 132
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FidoNick wrote:
Just a thought (and resurrection of an old post...). If I removed the relevant sensor wire, would that stop the warning & 'ding'? 
I'm grateful for the warning, but with a low number of miles to do before I had time to get the pads replaced, I don't want to be reminded every 30 seconds....
And SHMBO is bound to panic if she sees the warning 
I suppose I could go and check myself, but it's just started raining... 
After a few miles, the annoying intermitteent 'ding' has disappeared, to be replaced with a constant amber on the dash. I'm guessing the random interruptions was due to the sensor intermitently being caught as the disc was wearing through. A hundred or so miles later and the intermittency has disappeared, so no longer annoying, but remains useful with the warning light on the dash. Interestingly (for me) the 'tick-tock' of the indicators got muted to make way for the 'ding'. Whodathought!
I'll check pads all round later today, hoping I don't need to remove road wheels to do so.
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| 13th Apr 2021 1:56 pm |
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