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R50/53 Poor man’s brake question?

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Old Mar 7, 2022 | 08:16 PM
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Poor man’s brake question?

Will the 2006 MCS brake pad sensor work on 2010 MCS brake pads when swapping over to the larger calipers?
 
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Old Mar 7, 2022 | 08:47 PM
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Pretty sure they do but I actually just zip tied mine up to the wheel speed sensor and don’t use them. It’s pretty easy to peak in the gap in caliper to see how much life there is left on the pads.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2022 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by bump32
Pretty sure they do but I actually just zip tied mine up to the wheel speed sensor and don’t use them. It’s pretty easy to peak in the gap in caliper to see how much life there is left on the pads.
Thanks for update.
 

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Old Mar 9, 2022 | 01:21 PM
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All the sensor is is a wire that gets worn through when it contacts the brake disc and so breaks the circuit, and puts on the dash light. So if the plug is the same and it's long enough not to stretch on full lock should be good to go

But I usually do as above and cable tie it out the way as checking pad wear is easy enough
 
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