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Subject:Re: Brake warning light on
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Mon, 1 May 2017 00:01:35 -0600

Check to be sure Your E'Brake is Off All The Way ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 30 Apr , 2017, at 3:56 PM, David Beierl wrote:

> To answer the original question, you can test the switches with an
> ohmmeter, wires unplugged, brakes applied and not.  Each three-terminal
> switch has a common terminal, a normally closed terminal that opens when
> you apply the brakes, and a normally open terminal that closes when you
> apply the brakes.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
> On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 3:39 PM, B Feddish <UprightBassGhost@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> My brake warning light is on.  Everything seems OK so I want to see if the
>> switches  on the master cylinder are bad, is there a way to test them or
>> should I just replace them?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bryan
>>

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