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--- On Fri, 8/28/09, Ron <rf_10020 at yahoo.com> wrote:









?Release the EB brake on my 99 and the light did not go out.? Went out for a short spin, brakes seem to not be grabbing.? Any suggestions?
?
TIA
Ron
Turtle 99 Classic Red




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Mail From: chad (Chad J. Douglas)

The BRAKE light serves 2 functions:



1) To tell you that the ebrake is engaged.

2) To tell you when the brake fluid is low.



The brake fluid can be low for 2 reasons:

1) There is a leak and you need to replace the missing fluid and
bleed the system

2) The brakes are so work out that the caliper is full of fluid
instead of the reservoir.



DO NOT just fill the reservoir without checking the condition of the
brakes. If you just fill it up, you could wind up running your brakes
down to the nub and making your car unsafe and causing damage that will
cost more than just fixing the brakes.



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Subject: [Miata] Emergency Brake Light





--- On Fri, 8/28/09, Ron <rf_10020 at yahoo.com> wrote:



Release the EB brake on my 99 and the light did not go out. Went out
for a short spin, brakes seem to not be grabbing. Any suggestions?



TIA

Ron

Turtle 99 Classic Red



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Mail From: romad (Dennis B. Swaney)

Chad J. Douglas wrote:
> The BRAKE light serves 2 functions:
>
>
>
> 1) To tell you that the ebrake is engaged.
>
> 2) To tell you when the brake fluid is low.
>
>
>
> The brake fluid can be low for 2 reasons:
>
> 1) There is a leak and you need to replace the missing fluid and
> bleed the system
>
> 2) The brakes are so work out that the caliper is full of fluid
> instead of the reservoir.
>
>
>
> DO NOT just fill the reservoir without checking the condition of the
> brakes. If you just fill it up, you could wind up running your brakes
> down to the nub and making your car unsafe and causing damage that will
> cost more than just fixing the brakes.
>
>
>

Or it could just be a stuck switch.

--


Miataly,
Dennis
---
Dennis B. Swaney "I think, therefore I Mac"
Oroville, California Team USAF
Founding Member, S.A.M.O.A. Team Flyin' Miata
Team California License Plate Blue Team Valentine 1
('90 VIN: 7028)

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