Frank,
I have heard rumours of this problem of the silicone leaking thru
in the switch and destroying it sounds like it's confirmed now. I have
adapted the brake switch from an old dodge and it works fine. The brake
light switch is just a momentary off switch. I welded a tab on to the
brake pedal arm to press against the switch and made up a bracket to
hold the switch and bolted it in front of the pedal arm so that when the
pedal was depressed the switch was released. You could probably use a
trunk light or door courtesy light switch just as easily. I did this
three years ago to a customers car and it is still working fine.
Total cost $3.00 and about an hour of time.
Regards,
Peter.
>Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 23:50:12 -0500
>From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
>To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: Silicone brake light switch
>Reply-To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
>
>Spridgeteers
>
>I am having a problem with brake light switches on my A40.
>It is a Sprite disc front and Sprite later drum rear.
>Inline hydraulic brake light pressure switch.
>Since February of 98 when the A40 first saw the road I have gone thru 4
>brake light switches.
>I am using silicone DOT 5 brake fluid and everything else is perfect. I
>just keep eating up switches.
>The last 2 were new, the first 2 were working used when installed and I
>just assumed they went bad from being old. The last 2 each lasted about
>2 months, same as the used ones.
>Anybody else having this problem with silicone?
>Or am I just the lucky one?
>Has anyone adapted a pedal mounted contact switch to a Sprite?
>(pre 68) This is my next quest since I am out of NOS Lucas brake light
>switches and the Asian ones from the suppliers are out of the question.
>
>Similarities? Modifications? other ideas?
>
>Thanks
>Frank
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Lots of LBCs
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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