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baptistbusman1
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 01/23/2017 : 4:07:38 PM
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2014 Thomas C2 with Hydraulic brakes. Last week a driver brought her bus in with the parking brake light on on the dash and the warning alarm. Let me say this: It is not the parking brake switch, it has been tested and replaced and is working properly. We have had everything out, changed the brake module behind the gauges, changed the gauge cluster, every switch on the master cylinder/booster, bulk head module and every chassis module under the bus that we can get our hands on.
If you want an idea of what it's doing, start your C2, hear that alarm that comes on as the gauges sweep? The one built into the gauge cluster? That's the one, except it doesn't stop once the gauges get done sweeping. The light on the dash that comes on when the parking brake is on? That's the light that's on.
Is there a solenoid I'm missing? Anyone else had this issue?
OK here's the big kicker, someone just brought another bus in this morning with the same problem... |
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aaronwilmoth80911
Top Member
538 Posts |
Posted - 01/24/2017 : 05:35:13 AM
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We have a 2008 with air brakes that is doing something very similar. The tractor ABS light stays on all the time, but there are no faults with the ABS system. We have replaced the ABS module, AMUs, checked fuses relays, all sorts of stuff. We had to contact Thomas tech support for help with it and we still don't have it quite figured out. There is something that is keeping the relay for that lamp energized. It's baffling. All I can say is good luck. |
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aaronwilmoth80911
Top Member
538 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2017 : 11:41:45 AM
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Update to our issue, there was a wire in the engine compartment that got pinched and was shorting out causing the relay for the light to stay energized. |
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baptistbusman1
Senior Member
USA
175 Posts |
Posted - 01/26/2017 : 3:35:01 PM
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Fixed!!!!! The huge loom of wires that are sitting on top the left shock, there are loads of splices and one of them had gotten water and had corroded. Can't believe it's fixed. Now to put it all together. Wish Mr. Thomas could have heard all the horrible curse words I said about him. During this whole ordeal, one of our older drivers walks in and, being totally serious, said "Thomas sure makes a sold product." wow.....drivers |
I was formally Baptistbusman. However, I lost my password, and had not updated my email address.
Here is a link to my old posts. http://www.schoolbusfleet.com/forum/search.asp?mode=DoIt&MEMBER_ID=1846 |
Edited by - baptistbusman1 on 01/26/2017 3:37:20 PM |
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