Brake warning light on permanently

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Brake warning light on permanently

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As above . Just had from hubs stripped down to replace the front wheel bearings. I stripped the front calipers down and had to make 2 new pipes between the calipers and the flexis. I've bled the brakes, just been for a run and the the brakes are a bit spongey , need bleeding again, but the red light on the dash is on permanently.
I've checked the level in the reservoir and its bang on. The flexis were clamped off while I did the work .
Can't see any drips of brake fluid on or around the calipers or in the floor.
Any ideas ?
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Re: Brake warning light on permanently

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handbrake switch fault
handbrake not completely off
or the plug is not connected properly
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Disaster averted , followed advice in another post from andy at campershack, disconnected plug behind light , re connected and hey presto no light when handbrake released . :oops:
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Re: Brake warning light on permanently

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Cheers kev, was the plug . Just panicked about after putting it all back together :oops:
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