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What would cause my parking brake light to be on?
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<blockquote data-quote="Yardsale " data-source="post: 1022934" data-attributes="member: 58988"><p>Agree that if there is no leak, the need to add fluid is an indication of (disk) pad wear. It is possible that the brakes were bleed and the fluid was not replaced and it took a while for the pads to wear enough for the level to be low. In this case, adding fluid would be correct.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Drum brakes don't hydraulically self adjust like disks do, and drum brake "self-adjusters" aren't the best. The resting fluid level should not be affected by shoe wear because the springs on drum brakes pull the shoes back to the resting position forcing the fluid back to the master cylinder (not the case with disk brakes).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After initial parking brake stretch, the cable should not need adjusting. If it seems as though it needs adjusting, adjust the shoes first and then check. If the cable is adjusted and didn't need it, and later new shoes are installed, there may be binding (shoe contact all the time) and the cable will have to be readjusted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yardsale , post: 1022934, member: 58988"] Agree that if there is no leak, the need to add fluid is an indication of (disk) pad wear. It is possible that the brakes were bleed and the fluid was not replaced and it took a while for the pads to wear enough for the level to be low. In this case, adding fluid would be correct. Drum brakes don't hydraulically self adjust like disks do, and drum brake "self-adjusters" aren't the best. The resting fluid level should not be affected by shoe wear because the springs on drum brakes pull the shoes back to the resting position forcing the fluid back to the master cylinder (not the case with disk brakes). After initial parking brake stretch, the cable should not need adjusting. If it seems as though it needs adjusting, adjust the shoes first and then check. If the cable is adjusted and didn't need it, and later new shoes are installed, there may be binding (shoe contact all the time) and the cable will have to be readjusted. [/QUOTE]
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What would cause my parking brake light to be on?
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