Thanks very much to Andries for this great tip & sequence of piccies...
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board |
board in endcap |
endcap |
endcap 2 |
fit together |
parts |
solder job |
wiper |
Hi, thought You might like to add this as a hint. Looks like plenty
of owners get the following ABS error codes 141 and 142 which point to
either a faulty brake light switch or pedal position switch, in my
case it was the latter, some soldering joints tend to break-off and needs
to be
resoldered. Here is a mail I send to a couple of
guys on what I did, gives an idea of what the switch looks like and how
to take it apart. If you
want to post on ozbrick or on any place else is fine.
Thanks,
Andries
95 850 T5R
> Removing the switch:
> Make sure you empty the
vacuum unit by depressing the brake several times
> after you switched the
engine off.
> Disconnect the wiring.
> The switch is held in
place by a sort of circlip (silver piece in black plastic) which
you can remove. Once
> removed, put it back the
switch can actually be pushed back past the circlip
> (the switch has a locating
lug and the lug locks in place with the circlip.
> (the lug has a slanted
leading edge which will allow to push it past the
> clip
>
> Testing
> Try and force the connector
pins while measuring the resistance, mine
> definitely had a problem
.
>
>
> Opening the switch:
> Cut of the silicon at
the connector end and with a blade cut out the
> silicon in between the
end cap and the sides. The end cap has two locating
> lugs one at the switch
connector side and the other on the opposite. You'll
> have to try and lever
this end-cap out without braking the sides. Try and
> take the end cap squarely
off else you might bend the "wipers".
>
> The problem:
> My PC board stayed behind
and I was able to see that the connection
> (soldering joints ) were
badly oxidized which indicates it's been a problem
> for a while. The PC board
actually goes into the end-cap and I resoldered
> the joints. As back-up
I added a thin wire(many stranded from model servo
> wire) which I soldered
to the physical connector on the end cap and on the
> board on the same electrical
track as the connector was soldered to. This
> was added as it should
not 'fatigue' as easily as the normal soldered joint.
>
>
> I put every thing back,(makes
sure the pc board goes into the slot),. but
> before pushing the end-cap
add a little bead of silicon. And that's it. Add
> the o-ring on the front
- end and push it back into the servo. (oh and
> reset your codes)
>
> Once everything was dried
I started the car and used a piece of vacuum pipe
> to listen for any leakage
from the switch. Drove the car this morning and
> no warning light nor more.
PS the end cap fits pretty much like a 35 mm
> film holder, it's only
got the slightly bigger lug that keeps it in place as
> described
>
>
> Cheers, by the way it
took about an hour.
>
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