Peter
This is a hydraulic switch on a 5 way "T" fitting with a green and
green/ purple wire; located in the engine bay, front right. Generally the
switch goes bad but you need to check that with a volt/ ohm meter. Check
for good ground and check the wire connectors at the left kick panel.
Since you have tail lights the ground is probably good but it is one of
those things you should always check. Also check to make sure the brake
light filaments have not blown.
For some reason silicon brake fluid does not agree with these switches and
they will fail at least once a year.
These switches have I believe it's 3/8" x24 thread; not the pipe thread type
that most auto stores carry.
I installed a mechanical switch on the brake pedal to eliminate that
problem and it was necessary when I installed cruise control. The
mechanical switch gives a quicker more positive connection to the brake
lights; not the sometimes vague or no brake light reaction to light brake
pressure. A safety issue as I see it.
Yes the Shop manual is online.
http://www.tigersunited.com/resources/wsm/wsm1.asp
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces+rfraser=bluefrog.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces+rfraser=bluefrog.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Peter Laurinaitis
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 11:05 AM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] brake lights question
hey guys - i am out of town this weekend with my tiger, and dont have my
shop manual...and this is a silly question, but my brake lights (both) have
stopped working, but the tail lights still work. i am guessing it probably
is the switch, but where is the switch located? is it a mechanical switch
on the pedal, or a hydraulic switch in the brake lines somewhere? what is
it that typically fails? also, is there the shop manual somewhere online,
maybe the tigersunited site somewhere i couldnt find?
thks
peter
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