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Old May 1, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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Default brake light comming on to much

well about a week ago i was driving down the road and stop at a red light, well a buddy of mine pulled up and yelled light them up. giving that its mid day and the road is packed i hit the gas,well after i got off and the smoke cleared i notice my parking brake light comes on and off more frequently and im getting a serivce brake soon in my dic. what could i have done doing the burnout any ideals? going to bring to my mechanic tomorrow but need some input from u guys.

truck is 07 classic in the sig
disk on front and darn drums on back.
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Old May 1, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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Did you check your brake fluid?
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Old May 1, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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no i haven't.
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Old May 2, 2011 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mhotrodscooter
Did you check your brake fluid?
Check the brake fluid level in the reservoir first, if it is low it will throw the light on. Also, if it's low, it's an indication that the brake pads have worn pretty low and should be checked, provided there are no leaks.
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Old May 2, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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i did check level today the fluid was low so i added some now the light haven't come on yet , the pads may have 20k on them and i will check tom for leak
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Old May 2, 2011 | 04:41 PM
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You probably got a leaking wheel cylinder, being you have drums in the rear. Check for fluid leaking on the inside of your back wheels.
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