NotMatt
02-21-2004, 11:01 PM
Alright, here's a question for you guys. I have an 87 Cherokee Laredo with a drum brake D44 (factory, yeah!) in the rear and discs up front. Lately my parking brake light has been coming on intermittently, but I found out tonight that I can actually make it come on if I lean on the brakes and come to a quick stop. Vice-versa for making it turn off, all it takes is standing on the brakes in a parking lot and it will go out.
Now, my e-brake never has really worked correctly on this rig, I'm almost certain the lines just need an adjustment... it holds, but pretty much only on flat ground or slight inclines... I just leave it in gear mostly (5 spd.) The brakes themselves feel fine. They stop nice and quick, although sometimes it feels like the pedal goes too far towards the floor before they start grabbing... if I pump it a little, all is well.
Anyway, does anyone know what would be causing this? At first I thought it was maybe that the switch that turns the light on and off when the handle for the park brake is up or down was corroded or just junk, but after I did some tests in the lot and determined that I could control it, it makes me think otherwise.
I remember hearing something about the brake light also being tied into some kind of brake line pressure indicator as well, could this have anything to do with it, and what would cause the light to come on? low brake line pressure? high brake line pressure? Can someone explain this part to me?
Anyway, any ideas ya'll have would be greatly appreciated. It's not that big of a deal, but it's kind of annoying, and if it's an indicator that something else is wrong, then I need to pay some attention to my brakes.
Now, my e-brake never has really worked correctly on this rig, I'm almost certain the lines just need an adjustment... it holds, but pretty much only on flat ground or slight inclines... I just leave it in gear mostly (5 spd.) The brakes themselves feel fine. They stop nice and quick, although sometimes it feels like the pedal goes too far towards the floor before they start grabbing... if I pump it a little, all is well.
Anyway, does anyone know what would be causing this? At first I thought it was maybe that the switch that turns the light on and off when the handle for the park brake is up or down was corroded or just junk, but after I did some tests in the lot and determined that I could control it, it makes me think otherwise.
I remember hearing something about the brake light also being tied into some kind of brake line pressure indicator as well, could this have anything to do with it, and what would cause the light to come on? low brake line pressure? high brake line pressure? Can someone explain this part to me?
Anyway, any ideas ya'll have would be greatly appreciated. It's not that big of a deal, but it's kind of annoying, and if it's an indicator that something else is wrong, then I need to pay some attention to my brakes.