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Warning Braking light
My braking light were always on because a bad switch on the master cylinder. I replaced the bad switch, but now every time I begin to break the warning brake light turns on. If I break harder it turns off. It looks like that the 2 switches aren’t opening and closing at the same time. Do I have to replace both when one of them is bad? Joao 72 Super 1302 |
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Warning Braking light
Joao Eliseu wrote:
> My braking light were always on because a bad switch on the master cylinder. I replaced > the bad switch, but now every time I begin to break the warning brake light turns > on. If I break harder it turns off. It looks like that the 2 switches aren’t opening > and closing at the same time. > Do I have to replace both when one of them is bad? > > Joao > 72 Super 1302 You are correct; one of them is closing at a slightly different time/pressure. You could replace one at a time and see if that fixes it. The new replacement switches are of terrible quality; this is a common problem. Speedy Jim http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ |
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Speedy Jim > wrote: >Joao Eliseu wrote: > >> My braking light were always on because a bad switch on the master cylinder. >I replaced >> the bad switch, but now every time I begin to break the warning brake light >turns >> on. If I break harder it turns off. It looks like that the 2 switches aren’t >opening >> and closing at the same time. >> Do I have to replace both when one of them is bad? >> >> Joao >> 72 Super 1302 > >You are correct; one of them is closing at a slightly >different time/pressure. You could replace one at a time >and see if that fixes it. > >The new replacement switches are of terrible quality; >this is a common problem. > >Speedy Jim >http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ Thanks for your reply :-) Joao 72 Super 1302 |
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Speedy Jim > wrote: >Joao Eliseu wrote: > >> My braking light were always on because a bad switch on the master cylinder. >I replaced >> the bad switch, but now every time I begin to break the warning brake light >turns >> on. If I break harder it turns off. It looks like that the 2 switches aren’t >opening >> and closing at the same time. >> Do I have to replace both when one of them is bad? >> >> Joao >> 72 Super 1302 > >You are correct; one of them is closing at a slightly >different time/pressure. You could replace one at a time >and see if that fixes it. > >The new replacement switches are of terrible quality; >this is a common problem. > >Speedy Jim >http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ Solved! I bought a new switch to replace the new one and now it is working fine The first switch I bought the plastic part of the switch was white. The last I bought the plastic is black as the original. Joao 72 Super 1302 |
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Warning Braking light
Forgive the sarcasm, but I despise those lights- always had one problem or
another with the warning light on my '71. For a quick fix, you could always unplug the warning light and tape the wire. Just don't do the same with your oil light. <grin> -Dave "Joao Eliseu" > wrote in message ... > > Speedy Jim > wrote: >>Joao Eliseu wrote: >> >>> My braking light were always on because a bad switch on the master >>> cylinder. >>I replaced >>> the bad switch, but now every time I begin to break the warning brake >>> light >>turns >>> on. If I break harder it turns off. It looks like that the 2 switches >>> aren't >>opening >>> and closing at the same time. >>> Do I have to replace both when one of them is bad? >>> >>> Joao >>> 72 Super 1302 >> >>You are correct; one of them is closing at a slightly >>different time/pressure. You could replace one at a time >>and see if that fixes it. >> >>The new replacement switches are of terrible quality; >>this is a common problem. >> >>Speedy Jim >>http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ > > Solved! > I bought a new switch to replace the new one and now it is working fine > The first switch I bought the plastic part of the switch was white. The > last I bought > the plastic is black as the original. > > Joao > 72 Super 1302 |
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Warning Braking light
You don't fix it...you simply hide it!!! ;- "Dave G" > wrote: >Forgive the sarcasm, but I despise those lights- always had one problem or > >another with the warning light on my '71. For a quick fix, you could always > >unplug the warning light and tape the wire. Just don't do the same with >your oil light. <grin> >-Dave > >"Joao Eliseu" > wrote in message ... >> >> Speedy Jim > wrote: >>>Joao Eliseu wrote: >>> >>>> My braking light were always on because a bad switch on the master >>>> cylinder. >>>I replaced >>>> the bad switch, but now every time I begin to break the warning brake > >>>> light >>>turns >>>> on. If I break harder it turns off. It looks like that the 2 switches > >>>> aren't >>>opening >>>> and closing at the same time. >>>> Do I have to replace both when one of them is bad? >>>> >>>> Joao >>>> 72 Super 1302 >>> >>>You are correct; one of them is closing at a slightly >>>different time/pressure. You could replace one at a time >>>and see if that fixes it. >>> >>>The new replacement switches are of terrible quality; >>>this is a common problem. >>> >>>Speedy Jim >>>http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ >> >> Solved! >> I bought a new switch to replace the new one and now it is working fine >> The first switch I bought the plastic part of the switch was white. The > >> last I bought >> the plastic is black as the original. >> >> Joao >> 72 Super 1302 > > Joao 72 Super 1302 |
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