e-brake light not going off

[xanthinic12]

..yeah, my e-brake light never turns off any more,even when its all the way down, any ideas

[getnhi1]

Re: e-brake light not going off

..yeah, my e-brake light never turns off any more,even when its all the way down, any ideas

Check the fluid.

[xanthinic12]

which fluid?

[mattswabb]

master cylinder

[getnhi1]

which fluid?

brake

[xanthinic12]

ohhhhhhhhh of course, thanks

[Silv3rBull3t]

Also check the tension on the ebrake cable, you can adjust it by loosening the bolt on the top of the cable when you take off the cover... It may be soo tight that it is causing the light to stay on even when it's in the down (off) position... -Kyle

[xanthinic12]

no, my e-brake has never worked

[Taylor_cook]

no, my e-brake has never worked

that would be a good thing to fix, you never know when mafia henchmen will cut your main break lines

[xanthinic12]

i'll take my chances

[Taylor_cook]

in texas E-brake is required to hold... dont they have inspections in PA?

[xanthinic12]

i don't believe it is necessary but maybe my inspector just overlooks it

[Taylor_cook]

lucky, mine failed my last car, the E-brake held the car at a stop on a slope but it had to also hold under like minor pressure with the accelerator...

[AlaskaFestivaGuy]

"BRAKE" light on continuously means no brake fluid

I had this happen ("BRAKE" instrument panel light on continuously) on one of my 88s, and it had nothing to do with the handbrake. It had a slow fluid leak and was down to almost nothing in the brake reservoir, i.e. imminent total brake failure. The light is on continuously and you think it's just a handbrake switch problem, check again!