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c0r5a_gsi
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3rd Mar 03 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
One question tho. How come the handbrake light comes on, because the handbrake is on the back brakes right. And isn't it cable driven ?
northwalescorsa
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3rd Mar 03 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive got the same problem, but only when cornering to the right. The pads are low but still stop quite well. fluid looks alright aswell.
c0r5a_gsi
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3rd Mar 03 at 14:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
same here, only when cornering right.
3CorsaMeal
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3rd Mar 03 at 14:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Baffled me too
Something to do with the sensor being somewhere.

Even if the fluid looked full i put a little bit in.
viera
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3rd Mar 03 at 14:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
your pads may be low but will still stop you untill completely worn out, your pedal may travel a cm or so more, thats all.

The light has two uses,

1 when the handbrake is on
2. when the fluid gets low

....thus being two sensors, one in the handbrake and one in the fluid resevoir.

It will be only when cornering right as the sensor in the resevoir will be on the right.

Hope this makes sense.
c0r5a_gsi
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3rd Mar 03 at 14:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ah right got ya.
I'll pop some fluid in tomorrow then and hopefully it will stop.

Cheers
matt_jonesuk
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3rd Mar 03 at 14:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine was on constantly when i first brought mine my rear brakes werent working lol

bit dangerous really

check ur rear brakes out
CorsaSRi16v
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3rd Mar 03 at 20:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers.

I checked the level and seemed OK, but I put a bit more in and it's stopped it.
viera
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3rd Mar 03 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats fine but i wouldn't just ignore it as the level went down for a reason. If it is a brake issue, i would have them looked at as you need these to work.
CHRIS WOOD
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3rd Mar 03 at 20:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Check your brake valve compensator just picked mine up from the garage and the valve had seized.
Matty Hall
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Check your rear pistons aren't leaking
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4th Mar 03 at 12:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its defo fluid, mine used to do it wen the pads get low top it up
3CorsaMeal
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rear brake cylinders r quite common to leak, guess they the same has the piston.
viera
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but when you change the pads, won't you have too much fluid in?
3CorsaMeal
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u can bleed them
3CorsaMeal
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or suck the excess out with a straw from the top up tank.

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