No hand bake/parking brake warning light
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 9:07 pm
So this light has never worked in my car since I've had it (pic isn't my car, but the brake light indicated by the white arrow).
I assumed that either the bulb was gone or some other wiring problem.
But then it flashed on briefly while I was driving, so I assume the bulb is good and something with the master cylinder switch made the light flash on. It went off again very quickly and has never come back on since. Brakes are all good.
I thought I'd have a rummage to see what was up with the hand brake switch, but couldn't see any wiring going to it.
I expected to find a ground wire where the yellow arrow is, and where the red arrow is maybe a live wire going to the switch (blue arrow). Is that what I should expect in a '68 912? Maybe someone removed the wiring? I'll dismantle it all it all and have a proper look but I wondered if any of you could tell me what I should find.
I assumed that either the bulb was gone or some other wiring problem.
But then it flashed on briefly while I was driving, so I assume the bulb is good and something with the master cylinder switch made the light flash on. It went off again very quickly and has never come back on since. Brakes are all good.
I thought I'd have a rummage to see what was up with the hand brake switch, but couldn't see any wiring going to it.
I expected to find a ground wire where the yellow arrow is, and where the red arrow is maybe a live wire going to the switch (blue arrow). Is that what I should expect in a '68 912? Maybe someone removed the wiring? I'll dismantle it all it all and have a proper look but I wondered if any of you could tell me what I should find.