Brake Light Switch

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Brake Light Switch

Unread post by kmam » October 13th, 2017, 10:17 pm

The bracket on the brake pedal to which the brake light switch rod is connected has broken and rather than replace it I have fitted a hydraulic switch to the banjo that fits to the Master Cylinder. There is a threaded hydraulic output there for that purpose and I am wondering why they chose to use the Heath-Robinson contraption as standard rather than a hydraulic switch?

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Re: Brake Light Switch

Unread post by rickf » October 14th, 2017, 10:18 am

Some genius in the contract department decide that when the A2 came about they had to change something so why not? (as good a guess as any) :roll: :lol:
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Unread post by Fil Bonica » October 14th, 2017, 11:33 am

They made something simple more complicated!!!

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Re: Brake Light Switch

Unread post by old dodge guy » October 15th, 2017, 9:48 pm

Dad always has said "there is the right way, the wrong way, and then there is the Army way."
Sounds good to me :lol:
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