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Old May 6, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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as above on a escos its so sloppy fitted new calipers and tightend cable and light is on dash and is crap it dosent hold and dosent handbrake eaither have got a new disk covertion to 300mm shall irenew the hand brake cable????
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Old May 6, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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Light is on on the dash? You have some major problem not only handbrake...
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Old May 6, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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any ideas what???as idont like the sound of it???
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Old May 6, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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The light will sta on when electric pump cannot achieve proper pressure. Firts thing - try to check if rear brakes work at all and try bleeding them.
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Old May 7, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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ok have bleed then and the caliper working correctly any more info chears matey
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Old May 7, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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Is it ABS light or just brake light that stays on? Or both?

It's beyond my knowledge I'm afraid :-(
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