Thread: Brake Light Switch?

Originally Posted by Discobaker

G'day all, hoping someone can point me in the right direction. My brake lights are on constantly as I was ever so pleasantly informed by another motorist yesterday.
I've had a quick look & if I put my foot under the brake pedal the lights go off so I'm assuming that maybe there's a spring attached to the pedal that may have stretched, not strong enough to return the pedal beyond the point that the brake lights are activated. Any help greatly appreciated, thanks in advance, Mat

The switch "auto-adjusts". What you need to do is find the arm from the switch that touches the brake pedal and pull it towards the pedal. You'll need to press the brake pedal so you can pull the switch arm out beyond where the pedal normally sits. It will probably need a firm yank - I ended up having to use pliers to get a decent grip - and it will ratchet out. Once you are done let the pedal go and the arm will be pushed back in to the point where the switch is just off.

I had the master cylinder replaced when I first bought my D2 and the mechanics had pushed the brake switch arm right back in the process.

cheers
Paul