08-06-2009, 09:29 PM
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please help
sorry guys for not searching right away... but i've got a problem or 2.
first... red brake light is on on the dash.
so i tried replacing the left caliper... and put a used one off a car at the junkyard. and went to put it on... but now it leaks from where the brake line connects to the caliper... please tell me what to do
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08-06-2009, 10:52 PM
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Gone
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did you get new brass bushings for the brake line? you need 2. One between the line and the hose, and one between the bolt and the hose.
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08-07-2009, 12:15 AM
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make sure you put the brake hose back on the right way (only one side of the end fitting is meant to match up with the caliper). kinda confusing, can't really put it into words, but that's the problem i ran into when changing mine. just unbolt the hose from the caliper, spin it around, and see if that works for ya
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08-07-2009, 12:20 AM
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2Screwy
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sounds bad, sell your car to me for cheap!!!
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08-07-2009, 12:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kwhauck
sounds bad, sell your car to me for cheap!!!
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You just have a thing for the cars color.
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08-07-2009, 07:41 AM
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2Screwy
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or it could be the ecotec/5 speed
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08-07-2009, 08:22 AM
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check your brake fluid....
for real.
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08-07-2009, 09:31 AM
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Low brake fluid. fo sho.
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08-07-2009, 05:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alerored04
Low brake fluid. fo sho.
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nope... topped her up and she's all good but still the red light of death
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2002 Alero w/ 2.2 ecotec 5 speed
power window conversion, heated leather seats, 16" rims, high & low hids, auto dimming rear mirror, speedbuilt front and rear sway bars, poly bushings all around.
2005 Silverado 2500HD w/ 6.0l Vortec 4L80E
Tuned 6.0l, exhaust, intake, with 450000km on the odometer. Tow Rig
1985 Pontiac Trans Am GTA w/ 5.7 Vortec 700r4
mild vortec 350 with 4 speed auto. performance suspension. factory gold color. project car
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08-07-2009, 06:10 PM
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e-brake electrical connection
brake fluid reservoir sensor
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08-07-2009, 06:27 PM
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hmmm... it does seem to go off when i hit bumps and such... and i do rip that e-brake all the time... so time to take the console apart?
also... it was ok before... but now it just seems to get worse and worse
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2002 Alero w/ 2.2 ecotec 5 speed
power window conversion, heated leather seats, 16" rims, high & low hids, auto dimming rear mirror, speedbuilt front and rear sway bars, poly bushings all around.
2005 Silverado 2500HD w/ 6.0l Vortec 4L80E
Tuned 6.0l, exhaust, intake, with 450000km on the odometer. Tow Rig
1985 Pontiac Trans Am GTA w/ 5.7 Vortec 700r4
mild vortec 350 with 4 speed auto. performance suspension. factory gold color. project car
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08-07-2009, 07:07 PM
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Sounds like the most likely culprit.
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08-08-2009, 07:32 PM
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but... if it was the switch... wouldnt it go on and off... when i turn on the car and let it sit... it doesn't go on.... but after i drive abit it goes on.
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2002 Alero w/ 2.2 ecotec 5 speed
power window conversion, heated leather seats, 16" rims, high & low hids, auto dimming rear mirror, speedbuilt front and rear sway bars, poly bushings all around.
2005 Silverado 2500HD w/ 6.0l Vortec 4L80E
Tuned 6.0l, exhaust, intake, with 450000km on the odometer. Tow Rig
1985 Pontiac Trans Am GTA w/ 5.7 Vortec 700r4
mild vortec 350 with 4 speed auto. performance suspension. factory gold color. project car
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08-08-2009, 07:49 PM
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u got something wrong with the e-brake electrical switch. definately.
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08-08-2009, 11:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jayson_waltz
u got something wrong with the e-brake electrical switch. definately.
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I was about to say...is it the ebrake light?...because if your ebrake was on this whole time I'd laugh a little. |
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08-09-2009, 02:26 AM
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If it was actually the parking brake connection in the console then the chime would be going off while driving...
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08-09-2009, 03:12 PM
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it is infact the ebrake light... and cliff is right... it has to be something else... when it goes on the 3 chimes go... but then nothing else
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2002 Alero w/ 2.2 ecotec 5 speed
power window conversion, heated leather seats, 16" rims, high & low hids, auto dimming rear mirror, speedbuilt front and rear sway bars, poly bushings all around.
2005 Silverado 2500HD w/ 6.0l Vortec 4L80E
Tuned 6.0l, exhaust, intake, with 450000km on the odometer. Tow Rig
1985 Pontiac Trans Am GTA w/ 5.7 Vortec 700r4
mild vortec 350 with 4 speed auto. performance suspension. factory gold color. project car
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03-16-2010, 12:53 AM
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i'd like to update this. when i replaced one of my bad wheel bearings, this problem quit. i think it had something to do with that.
but now i'm getting the same problem, except the light is never off. even when i let down the ebrake.
here is what i know.
1: brake fluid is full.
2: front driver caliper leaks from rubber (the piston) owned the car for over a year with this problem... not the culprit
3: recently had the car inspected at Canadian tire (it was free and i needed a wheel alignment). never had the problem before that. my driver ball joint was broken. so i replaced the whole lower control arm that had a ball joint already pressed in. light came on when pulling out of shop after that
4: my rear brake pads are metal on metal. But the car can't tell that can it?
5: haven't checked the ebrake sensor. but i need to find it. i assume it's near the ebrake lol.
6: all but one of my brake lights are burnt out. but i doubt the light comes on for that right?
any other ideas. sorry for thread jesus. i figured might as well bring this one back up
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2002 Alero w/ 2.2 ecotec 5 speed
power window conversion, heated leather seats, 16" rims, high & low hids, auto dimming rear mirror, speedbuilt front and rear sway bars, poly bushings all around.
2005 Silverado 2500HD w/ 6.0l Vortec 4L80E
Tuned 6.0l, exhaust, intake, with 450000km on the odometer. Tow Rig
1985 Pontiac Trans Am GTA w/ 5.7 Vortec 700r4
mild vortec 350 with 4 speed auto. performance suspension. factory gold color. project car
Last edited by colonel6632 : 03-16-2010 at 12:55 AM.
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03-16-2010, 07:01 AM
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Metering valve or portioning valve? brake works ok?
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03-16-2010, 02:38 PM
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brakes seem to be working just like before.
and i dont think it's my ebrake switch. because if i put the ebrake up one notch and drive, the car starts dinging. if the switch was always on, it would always beep.
the only crazy thing is that it happened when i took off the control arm and put a new one back on.
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2002 Alero w/ 2.2 ecotec 5 speed
power window conversion, heated leather seats, 16" rims, high & low hids, auto dimming rear mirror, speedbuilt front and rear sway bars, poly bushings all around.
2005 Silverado 2500HD w/ 6.0l Vortec 4L80E
Tuned 6.0l, exhaust, intake, with 450000km on the odometer. Tow Rig
1985 Pontiac Trans Am GTA w/ 5.7 Vortec 700r4
mild vortec 350 with 4 speed auto. performance suspension. factory gold color. project car
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