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SEN-2BWS0452• Front• Disc Brake Pad Wear Sensor
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GeoBrakes stocks OEM-grade disc brake pad wear sensors confirmed to fit the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld, the single-use probe components that trigger your Silverado 1500 Ld dashboard warning light the moment your brake pads approach minimum thickness. Every sensor is direct-fit for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld
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A disc brake pad wear sensor on the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld is your vehicle's advance warning system for brake pad replacement. It eliminates the need to rely on audible squealing from your Silverado 1500 Ld to know your pads are getting thin, instead triggering a dashboard warning light at a preset minimum thickness on the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld, giving you time to plan the replacement before the pads wear through to the metal backing plate. Replacing a triggered sensor with every Silverado 1500 Ld pad change is the only way to keep that early-warning system working for the next service interval.
The wear sensor on the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld is a small probe embedded in or clipped to the brake pad. When the Silverado 1500 Ld pad wears down to the replacement threshold, the probe contacts the rotor surface. This contact creates a circuit change that signals the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld ABS or brake control module, illuminating the brake warning light. Once the probe on the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld has contacted the rotor, it is destroyed and cannot be reused. It is a single-use component by design on the Silverado 1500 Ld.
Installing fresh brake pads on the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld without fitting a new wear sensor defeats the entire purpose of having a brake monitoring system on your Silverado 1500 Ld. A previously triggered sensor probe is worn through and has no remaining material to detect the next set of Silverado 1500 Ld pads wearing down. From day one of the new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld brake pads, the warning system is non-functional without a new sensor.
Wear sensor compatibility for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld is more exacting than most brake parts. The probe length, contact resistance specification, and connector design must all match the Silverado 1500 Ld brake monitoring circuit precisely. A wrong sensor triggers Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld warnings at the wrong pad thickness, or not at all. Every sensor in the GeoBrakes catalogue is sourced to original equipment probe and connector specifications for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld, with front and rear positions listed separately.
Do I need to replace the brake pad wear sensor every time I change pads on my Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld?
Yes, on Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld vehicles equipped with electronic wear sensors. The sensor probe on your Silverado 1500 Ld is a single-use component. Once it has contacted the rotor and triggered the Silverado 1500 Ld warning light, the probe is consumed. Always replace the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld sensor during every pad change.
Does my Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld have electronic brake pad wear sensors?
Many vehicles use a mechanical wear indicator instead of electronic sensors. Check your Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld owner's manual or use the GeoBrakes vehicle selector to confirm whether your Silverado 1500 Ld uses an electronic pad monitoring system.
Can a faulty wear sensor keep the brake warning light on my Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld on after new pads are installed?
Yes. If the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ld wear sensor from a previous brake service was not replaced, or if the probe has been damaged on your Silverado 1500 Ld, the brake warning light will remain on even with new pads. Replacing the Silverado 1500 Ld sensor will clear the fault and restore normal operation.