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Old 11-05-2013, 09:04 AM
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The brake light on my 02 night train is not working. The running light works fine but when I engage the front and back brake, nothing happens. I checked the connections and nothing seems loose. Any ideas?
 
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Old 11-05-2013, 04:13 PM
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easy way to check if it's the bulb is to unplug the rear brake light switch. jump the 2 wires together. if the brake light comes on then you know your brake light switch is the issue
 
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Have you checked the bulb?
 
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Old 11-05-2013, 04:21 PM
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If the front lever and the foot lever doesn't work I would jump straight to the bulb, then the socket, then the connection. Like said above you can use a test light on the wires feeding the light. Have someone hold the lever and check and see if you get voltage to the light. If so then it's in the light or socket.
 
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