I believe, based on the fact that your vehicle is "air over-hydraulic" brakes, that your master cylinder for the front brakes is reading low psi or low fluid level.
Now, if it was full (it's not) airbrakes I would suspect that it would be low air psi in either your primary or secondary tanks.
Turn on the key and make sure your air psi is 40lbs or less. Start up your coach. At around 60-70lbs your warning light for the low air should go out. If the center one goes out, then your bulbs are in backwards
I will let the air out of the system to check the "low pressure" light but as the pic shows there is nearly 100 psi in the low reading gauge... Are there two tanks? I think the light is saying low fluid level but I have yet to find the "front" resivoir.... The dash says "Fluid" between the Front and Rear warning lights... I asked about it but he said it's been ON since he owned the coach...
On my 92' Breakaway it meant the brake resevior was low. I have a spartan chassis. On mine it's a single resevior just inside the front grille for my generator access and just in front of where the drivers feet would be, mounted to the forward firewall. hope this helps
Posts: 46 | Location: virginia Beach va | Member Since: 09-25-2009
Originally posted by Bill N.Y.: I believe, based on the fact that your vehicle is "air over-hydraulic" brakes, that your master cylinder for the front brakes is reading low psi or low fluid level.
Bill, you're right in having him verify. That is most important. I was just stating that when we picked up the coach. The front calipers locked up. While bleeding them my light went on and it went off when we topped off the reservoir.
Posts: 46 | Location: virginia Beach va | Member Since: 09-25-2009
Having a little prior knowledge on this coach, I know that recently the ball joints have been replaced and there was work done on the steering system. I am by no stretch of the imagination a mechanic, but my thoughts were that if the brake lines had been tampered with during any of this and if the frt. master cylinder is that hard to find.... just a rookie guess
1986 Barth Regal SE 34 foot tag - 454 Chevy 8610 3363 34TFPOB
The master cylinder is located in the center (side to side) and approx 10' back from the front of the rig. Lots of room to work around it once you have slid under the frame.
Big reservoirs, bring lots of fluid!
1985 Regency 35' 8.2T Detriot Diesel / Allison other toys - a bunch of old Porsches, a GT350 and a '65 mustang convertible.
Posts: 164 | Location: Syracuse NY | Member Since: 07-03-2008
ok... Chris at MCR informed me that the sensor for the brake fluid in the master is NOT an autoreset type of sensor. It has to be manually reset. It is located on the master cylinder between the two wires going to the sensor. It looks like a pencil eraser and has to be pushed back in about 1/4" to reset it.. Mine is fine now and the light is off...
Well, my coach was in the shop and the Mech. found it and reset the sensor.... But it is just behind the drivers seat in the center of the coach and there should be plenty of room to service it AFTER you climb under the side rail... I take it you wanted to know where it is? I also had the mech. drain, flush and refill the brake lines with Dot 5 (silicone) brake fluid...
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