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[batista]

pardon me for being thick but does anyone know how to get the brake light switch off the pedal bracket.bloody haynes manual waste of money....

[Paulus]

I'd like to know that too  

BTW batista, I used to live in Yardley Wood too.

[batista]

where about ,whats your name

[TheBoy]

From memory (been a while since I've done one) there is a coloured insert - to need to move this first, which allows switch to come out

[batista]

how do you remove it,ive pressed pedal down as far as it will go ,there is some clearance between switch and pedal but the red plastic insert will not come out,as it got to be turned with a spanner say clockwise  

[Marks DTM Calib]

No, there is a collar which needs to be pulled out (white I think but, could be red), it takes quite a bit of force to shift it.


Then the tabs can be pushed in on the sides and it pops out.

Two things to watch.

1) Unless the collar is pulled all the way towards the pedal then the tabs cant be pressed

2) The brake pedal needs to be pressed slightly to get the collar all the way out.

[batista]

cheers,i thought that but didnt want to break it

[Marks DTM Calib]

cheers,i thought that but didnt want to break it

I normaly use a pair of pliers and lever the dam thing out, quite often it ratchets the brake switch plunger at the same time (these self adjust when first fitted)

[magnul]

The collar is white, but it didn't help me when I tried. After several hours of blood and swearing I concluded that it was impossible to remove it non-destructively. If it's broken anyway brute force is the easiest way.

[batista]

cheers Mark,just done what you said,took me less than a minute,and even got it off without damaging it.thanks buddy

[Marks DTM Calib]

cheers Mark,just done what you said,took me less than a minute,and even got it off without damaging it.thanks buddy

Good stuff.....I normally get them out in one piece to.

Before fitting, make sure the plunger is all the way out.

[Paulus]

where about ,whats your name

I used to live on Goodrest Croft, right at the bottom. It's been 20 years since then though.