Brake light switch sticking
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03-04-2011, 12:35 PM
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Brake light switch sticking
It seems that after installing my bars, my brake light switch is sticking on occasion. I searched the forum and read that spraying some WD-40 on the switch can help with the sticking. I opened up the switch housing and sprayed some in there. It seemed to help but if the problem comes back is there anything else I can do short of replacing the switch?
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03-04-2011, 01:07 PM
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Neal,
Are you sure the micro switch (brake type) is sticking? You could try to widen the v shaped wedge that is keeping the switch tight in the switch housing.....
Here's some info from an older post:
Are you sure the micro switch (brake type) is sticking? You could try to widen the v shaped wedge that is keeping the switch tight in the switch housing.....
Here's some info from an older post:
Have you been working on the grips lately? If so, the wedge (spring clip) inside the switch housing which holds the brake switch in place could be the problem...
If you open up the housing and try to operate the micro switch check if there is a response from the brake/taillight.
The switch is located as shown in image 2 (p/n 2). Try to adjust the switch's position by bending out the wedge.
Here's how the brake activates the switch:
The pin on the lever (see image 1 p/n 1) pushes the plunger into the brake cylinder when squeezed... at the same time the brake switch which is mounted through the hole (image 2 p/n 3) is being released.
Could be the switch has been damaged. When you work on the brake side follow these instructions:
When you want to take off the lever from the handlebar and insert a piece of 4mm cardboard, the lever is pulled in a little allowing the pin to come off the brake switch's rubber cap. Now the lever can be removed without snagging this rubber cap.
When you re-install the lever, insert the cardboard as well and insert the lever as shown in image 3....
If you do a search for brake switch in the Dyna Models section you'll find some more threads on this subject....
If you open up the housing and try to operate the micro switch check if there is a response from the brake/taillight.
The switch is located as shown in image 2 (p/n 2). Try to adjust the switch's position by bending out the wedge.
Here's how the brake activates the switch:
The pin on the lever (see image 1 p/n 1) pushes the plunger into the brake cylinder when squeezed... at the same time the brake switch which is mounted through the hole (image 2 p/n 3) is being released.
Could be the switch has been damaged. When you work on the brake side follow these instructions:
When you want to take off the lever from the handlebar and insert a piece of 4mm cardboard, the lever is pulled in a little allowing the pin to come off the brake switch's rubber cap. Now the lever can be removed without snagging this rubber cap.
When you re-install the lever, insert the cardboard as well and insert the lever as shown in image 3....
If you do a search for brake switch in the Dyna Models section you'll find some more threads on this subject....
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Thanks for the info, I will check that out when I have a chance.
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