Hi,

I renewed the brake pads and discs on my Panda (2009 Dynamic Eco 1.2 Petrol).

All went fine but my Haynes manual says that the wheel on one side should have a wear sensor and one came with the brake pad kit I purchased, but I did not see one. Do some models not have the wear sensor, or did I miss it?

Thanks.

DTanner said:

Hi,

I renewed the brake pads and discs on my Panda (2009 Dynamic Eco 1.2 Petrol).

All went fine but my Haynes manual says that the wheel on one side should have a wear sensor and one came with the brake pad kit I purchased, but I did not see one. Do some models not have the wear sensor, or did I miss it?

Thanks.

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It's typical for brake wear warning lights not to be fitted on lower trim level models. The connector is normally held in a bracket on strut so pretty obvious. Just leave it off if there is nothing to connect it to. To be honest having one sensor for four pads is only useful for normal wear, if a caliper sticks there is only a 25% chance that the sensed pad is the one with most wear.

Robert G8RPI.

My daughters 1.1 basic active had new pads yesterday and there is NO wear sensor included anywhere. One pad had 1 mm on it so we just caught it in time.

Done pads on my 1.2 dynamic today.
No wear sensors on mine

If your pads are wearing uneven then the pad carrier probably has corrosion on it where the pads sit. Tight pads in the carrier further backs this up. Use emery tape to clean where the pads sit, also emery the new pads where they sit. Then use a smear of copper grease on the carrier and where the pads sit. Don't get grease on the disc or pad friction surface. Also where the caliper rotates up off the pads on the pin check that this isn't seized by sliding side to side.

How many miles has the car done? The calipers wear sliding components get stuck causing uneven pad wear.

If the miles are high, consider fitting service exchange callipers. Cost about £150 per axle so if only one is playing up a used caliper might be a better option.

http://www.brakecaliperspecialists.uk/fiat/

DaveMcT said:

How many miles has the car done? The calipers wear sliding components get stuck causing uneven pad wear.

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It's much more likely to be the pads sticking in the reaction frames than the calipers.

jrkitching said:

It's much more likely to be the pads sticking in the reaction frames than the calipers.

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So I was told when in fact my callipers were goosed. OK, it was a Renault but it had the same sliding caliper design and probably made by the same supplier.