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Title: Brake light won't illuminate Post by Riggsja on 02/26/13 at 04:38:24 Hey guys, I am having a problem with some electrical. When i turn the ignition to the "ON" position the brake light, and the speedometer light will not illuminate. However, the neutral light will illuminate. When I turn the ignition to the "P" parking lights they illuminate correctly. I have worked on it all day yesterday an it kicked my A$$!. Need some help! Any ideas? |
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Title: Re: Brake light won't illuminate Post by Gyrobob on 02/26/13 at 05:37:13 1D2628283C252E4F0 wrote:
The brake light won't come on until you use one of the brakes. |
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Title: Re: Brake light won't illuminate Post by Paraquat on 02/26/13 at 06:15:55 I know why, too. There's a little flanged bushing made out of nylon or plastic or some other synthetic. I'm willing to bet the head of it snapped off and now when you apply the rear brakes the brake light doesn't come on. It's in the right side (when mounted) foot peg assembly. The pedal pulls a steel cable for the light switch. I fixed mine by using a #4 lock washer. Since it was a lock washer it already had a split in it so I tweaked it open, pulled the steel cable through and tweaked it shut. If you do some searching I believe it was Verslagen who had detailed pictures and I added some fuzzy cell phone camera ones. --Steve |
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Title: Re: Brake light won't illuminate Post by Gyrobob on 02/26/13 at 06:54:00 7E76696E7F6D7B686E2A2B1A0 wrote:
oh. |
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Title: Re: Brake light won't illuminate Post by verslagen1 on 02/26/13 at 07:16:20 have you checked the bulbs? |
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Title: Re: Brake light won't illuminate Post by Paraquat on 02/26/13 at 09:12:18 68607F78697B6D7E783C3D0C0 wrote:
I glazed over that part. Check the bulb. Check to make sure you're getting voltage. --Steve |
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Title: Re: Brake light won't illuminate Post by Serowbot on 02/26/13 at 09:28:50 The tail light is wired to a different tap on the ignition switch... So that,... if you turn the key counter-clockwise, it taps only the tail light... if you turn the key clockwise, it will tap both, the ignition and other electrics, and the tail light,,, It sounds like the switch is bad or dirty.... I don't know if you can get in there to clean it... ... but,... on my bike, I hated that "parking light" option, because I would over shoot the off position and accidentally turn the parking light on... SO, I bypassed it... I just cut the tailight wire at the switch, and spliced it to the ignition tap... I think this would fix your problem... (if you don't care about losing the parking light option)... (To find out, if this will fix it... just run a jumper from the tail light tap to the ignition tap)... |
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Title: Re: Brake light won't illuminate Post by verslagen1 on 02/26/13 at 09:44:03 If I remember correctly, in the park position the brake light comes on instead of the tail light. |
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Title: Re: Brake light won't illuminate Post by Gyrobob on 02/26/13 at 12:29:38 7F77686F7E6C7A696F2B2A1B0 wrote:
I've NEVER done anything stupid like that. :-[ |
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Title: Re: Brake light won't illuminate Post by verslagen1 on 02/26/13 at 13:54:44 4048575041534556501415240 wrote:
I've NEVER done anything stupid like that. :-[/quote] Why must you be so condescending in your post?? Do you think by blowing some ones candle out it will make yours brighter.[/quote] Lighten up buddy, the :-[ means he has. (need sarcasm font) |
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