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Old 03-16-2007, 12:53 PM
Kendall Kendall is offline
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Originally Posted by john348
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Do you mean I cannot use the old sensor? I have looked at the rears and they look like there is still some pad left but I didn't try to take them out to really check. Is it difficult because of the handbrake?
No, sensors cannot be reused after the "check brake lining" message comes up... How the sensor works is simple, once the pads wear out and reaches a tolerance level, the sensor wire snaps making the light appear..
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