Hey guys, the brake light on my 88 FLSTC won't shut off always stays on, I've replaced the bulb and messed with wires and the brake peddle. Any suggestions?

 

Assuming you correctly messed with the pedal then:
Start at the rear as it's easier for me. Check the two spade terminals. Are they both making good, solid contact? Grab your ohm meter or handy dandy multimeter and check for continuity across the two make spades. Open? It's the switch. Got tone? It's time to check the front.
T27??? And remove the wiring cover on the right side switches. Orange and red going to the switch is what you're looking for. Put the bike on but don't start it and depress the switch with your screwdriver. It's the brake light off? If it is then this can be ghettoed by electrical taping a set screw tightly and dropping it in where the plunger makes contact. To do it correctly then you can change the switch. Pay extra funking attention to the part of the instructions about a 5/32" piece of cardboard.
O.k.an good luck,
Tom

 

brake switch.

 

How about the front brake switch?

I think they give more problems than the rear switch.

 

I would start with the back one just so that I could eliminate the easy stuff first then go on to the front one.


Just my 2 cents.

 

front one is easy to check just pull the brake lever & look in you'll see the little plunger push it in & see if light goes out , just have to stand there

 

A lot of times throttle assembly with switch moves away from brake lever and then switch stays on.

It's amazing how many people won't accept that other people know what their talking about ,because they are on an older bike and they think they know their bike better or just have to here it from their own mechanic. Sorry this is the most common problem people don't think you know problem especially from twinkie owners.

 

I agree