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Brake light switch operation
wild_willy Offline
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#1
16-07-2023, 09:12 AM
Could some one please let me know if the brake light switch is operated by a spring connected to the brake pull rod or is it a different arrangement altogether. A spring seems to need to be a fairly strong one with more pedal travel required than I would like. The switch is the standard Lucas type and has been reconditioned.
 I thought it was a spring originally but maybe not.
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Ivor Hawkins Offline
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Car type: 1934 Austin Seven RP Deluxe
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16-07-2023, 09:15 AM
Mine has a spring and it’s easy to adjust by loosening the clamp on the brake rod and tightening up when you have enough travel to switch the brake lights on.
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Graham Barker Offline
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Car type: Austin 7 Ruby 1938
#3
16-07-2023, 10:43 AM
My 1937 Ruby has a brake light switch pulled "on" by a spring attached to a brake as described by Ivor. Another spring inside the switch returns the switch to the "off" position when the brake pedal is released.
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#4
16-07-2023, 09:49 PM
OK a spring it is then. Thanks for the replies.
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