Brake light switch for foot pedal

[Guest bodasefus]

I have brake lights on the right handlebar brake lever but when I press the foot lever I have no brake light... where is the brake light switch for the foot pedal??? any one have any ideas why I don't have brake lights on the lower foot pedal??? thanks

[cowpuc]

Check the bulb first..

[cowpuc]

Here ya go Boda, the switch is one of the ol mechanical types, it is hidden behind the passenger foot peg assembly on the right side. Its adjustable. You should see movement on the plunger sticking out of the bottom of it when you press down on the foot brake.. I was actually surprised to not find a hydraulic switch but this type of switch has been used for years.. Should be easily available if you need one!!

 

Puc

[Guest bodasefus]

bulb is fine as I have brake lights on the right lever...

[cowpuc]

bulb is fine as I have brake lights on the right lever...

 

Dahhhhhhh:starz::doh::buttkick:sucks gettin old:backinmyday::rotf:

[Guest bodasefus]

thanks for the pics, Cowpuk... I wonder if I knowked a wire off when I put the hitch on... will check...

[cowpuc]

thanks for the pics, Cowpuk... I wonder if I knowked a wire off when I put the hitch on... will check...

 

 

Your welcome!!!

And good luck with your repair job!

[Guest bodasefus]

thanks for the pics, Cowpuk... I wonder if I knowked a wire off when I put the hitch on... will check...

[Venturous Randy]

The only problem I have ever had with the foot light switch was when the small spring came loose or broke.

RandyA

[Yammer Dan]

The spring gives up pretty easy. Its not hard to make one for it. I found a small spring and just bent to what I needed then Freebird had one he wasn't using.....

[cowpuc]

The only problem I have ever had with the foot light switch was when the small spring came loose or broke.

RandyA

 

DITTO!!!

I have replaced LOTS of them on other bikes but NEVER had one fail on one of my Ventures.. Broda, if it winds up being the switch dont replace it with any of these little cheapies, I would spend the xtra and go OEM!!!

[dingy]

Below is a link to cleaning rear brake switch.

 

The rear switch starts on page 10 of the PDF, it is different from the front brake/clutch switch.

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42720

 

Gary

[Guest bodasefus]

Well,,, the spring broke and was missing... My friend Will helped me, he actually did most of the fixing... Instead of a spring,,, he devised a fix with a piece of seizing wire in place of the spring... It works fine... all is good...

Thanks for all the help...

Russ

[greg_in_london]

They are quite simple switches, usually with a couple of brass tabs that slide over a brass/copper ring to make a contact, so don't expect them to last forever. Yamaha ones last longer than pattern ones of course, but they're not expensive when you do have to replace them.

[dingy]

Well,,, the spring broke and was missing... My friend Will helped me, he actually did most of the fixing... Instead of a spring,,, he devised a fix with a piece of seizing wire in place of the spring... It works fine... all is good...

Thanks for all the help...

Russ

 

How did you fix this with a piece of 'seizing wire'?

 

The brake switch is designed to allow the switch to be adjusted in its holder with the plastic nut that is noted by green arrow in 1st picture. This nut is adjusted so as to move the switch up or down in the holder, position is determined by slightly depressing brake pedal and seeing if brake light turns on. I like it to turn on when the pedal is slightly depressed, but not so much that I am engaging brake pads. This is so as soon as I tap the brake light comes on.

 

The above being how 'I' like it, this is where the spring part of the design comes into the picture. As the brake pedal is further depressed, at some point, the plunger inside the switch is going to reach its maximum travel without damage to the switch. The spring is then stretched to accommodate the remainder of the brake pedal travel to engage the pads & rotor. This amount of full travel by the brake pedal will increase as pads wear. It is adjustable by the mechanism between the pedal & master cylinder plunger arm.

 

The 2nd picture shows a common spring that is probably available at hardware & home improvement stores. Spring needs to be fairly stiff to pull plunger in switch to its closed position, as there is an internal spring inside switch that returns plunger to its open position. (3rd picture). The one shown in 3rd picture is probably to light weight to correctly work, just showed it as an example.

 

Gary