Go Back   The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > Technical Help Forum
Register FAQ Image Gallery Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read
Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 25th July 2021, 16:11   #1
Busboy
Loves to post
 
Busboy's Avatar
 
75 tourer (facelift) 2.0 CDTi

Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Gravesend
Posts: 477
Thanks: 456
Thanked 55 Times in 39 Posts
Default Loose cable

Whilst travelling to the Frimley Breakfast meet today I'm my ZT-T 180 I noticed that the pad wear message suddenly displayed on the IPK screen, so I thought Funny as the pads were renewed not so long ago, or so I thought, anyway on the way home after coming off the slip Road from the M3 I heard a loud bang from the offside rear, I honestly thought the tyre had blown out, so I stopped and checked and all was well.

Then on the was home I stopped at the services and when returning to the car I noticed a cable hanging down from the side of the rear wheel well with a bare wire at the end which was somewhat chaffed after presumably dragging on the road, now this wire looks like it could be something to do with the pad wear circuit

I wrapped the bare end up in insulating tape and tied it round the little bracket attached to the spare wheel well and drove home with no further issues.

Does anyone have any clues as to what this cable is for?

Sent from my M2003J15SC using Tapatalk
__________________


One of the best of the last from the last of the best!
Produced on Valentine's day 2005 - 8 weeks before the end.
Busboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25th July 2021, 16:53   #2
Mike Noc
This is my second home
 
Mike Noc's Avatar
 
Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4.

Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 11,531
Thanks: 3,470
Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts
Default

Funnily enough it looks like the brake pad wear indicator cable. If you want to turn the alarm off just wrap the two wires in the cable together.


Good meet.
Mike Noc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25th July 2021, 19:36   #3
Busboy
Loves to post
 
Busboy's Avatar
 
75 tourer (facelift) 2.0 CDTi

Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Gravesend
Posts: 477
Thanks: 456
Thanked 55 Times in 39 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Noc View Post
Funnily enough it looks like the brake pad wear indicator cable. If you want to turn the alarm off just wrap the two wires in the cable together.


Good meet.
Thanks, the car is going over to my MGR mechanic next week for some work so while it is on the ramp I'm going to get him to fix it properly. And yes it was a very good meet!

Sent from my M2003J15SC using Tapatalk
__________________


One of the best of the last from the last of the best!
Produced on Valentine's day 2005 - 8 weeks before the end.
Busboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 22:22.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright © 2006-2023, The Rover 75 & MG ZT Owners Club Ltd