Re: Reset Red Brake Warning Light?

well, before i got too excited about it, i'd tap on the reservoir a few
times, make sure the float isn't stuck in the down position from when the
fluid was low.....of course, if it hasn't already been done, find out the
reason the fluid was low in the first place........


"Mike Romain" <romainm (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote

For starters, if you get pulled over for any reason by the police, you
'will' end up on the bad end of a tow truck and likely have an extra
ticket for driving an unsafe vehicle.

Been there....

Cops take a 'very' dim view of vehicles on the road with a brake failure
warning shouting out at you from the dash. In my case it was a pinched
wire that I had just been too lazy to fix. Cop didn't care for my
'excuse', even though my pedal 'felt' fine.

Your brakes have failed, period.

They went low enough on fluid to air lock the combination valve. This
means only one set of brakes is likely working.

You will need to have the brakes properly bled.

Getting the air out of the combination valve can be very difficult
sometimes. On some valves they use in some Jeeps, you need a tool or
some way to hold down a pin in the center of the valve from moving.
Some others have to have the light sender removed to get the air out.
Some will just bleed out.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Road Toad wrote:

'98 Cherokee 2wd 6cyl Auto

Is there a need to 'reset' the Red Brake Warning Light on the instrument
Panel? I let the brake fluid get too low and it came on; now that the
fluid level is OK and the brakes work great, the light is still on. No
mention of 'reset' in the brake manual.

Thank you,