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rob63mess · 04-22-2015, 01:33 PM

I put an aftermarket brake switch on the 30 roadster. The problem is that the shaft has to be almost completely depressed into the switch housing before the circuit will open. The brake rod plunger can be all the way against the crossmember and the circuit wont open. Is it possible that the switch is bad?

Patrick L. · 04-22-2015, 01:46 PM

Don't know about the repos. Do you have the original ? They are very simple and can usually be taken apart and fixed. I'm thinking the repo can be also.

Charlie Stephens · 04-22-2015, 01:48 PM

For what it is worth A&L sells the best repro brake light switch.

Charlie Stephens

Fred K-OR · 04-22-2015, 02:11 PM

My repro on my 29 you can adjust it back and forth on the tranny. Don't know if this would help. Another thing are your brakes adjusted correctly? Like the shaft from the peddle to the cross shaft? This may cause your problem.

rob63mess · 04-22-2015, 02:16 PM

I think the brakes are correct. The switch on a 28-29 I believe is different from a 30-31. The plunger on the switch has to be exactly flush with the switch housing in order to work. The other switches I've installed in the past weren't that way.

Mitch//pa · 04-22-2015, 02:22 PM

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a&l has the good switches

you can also try putting a vacuum cap over the switch stem..

dont anyone call that number on my desk pad its my girlfriends house hah
hope the OL dont read this

rscardina · 04-22-2015, 04:50 PM

When I adjusted my brakes for the first time on my 30 coupe, my brake light would not come on. I added some washers to shift the switch over and it works well now. It was an easy cheap fix.

Tom Endy · 04-22-2015, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie Stephens

For what it is worth A&L sells the best repro brake light switch.

Charlie Stephens

The 30-31 brake switches A&L sell are top quality. They have bushings at each end of the shaft. The other repos on the market are terrible and likely to short out.

Tom Endy

BILL WILLIAMSON · 04-22-2015, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

a&l has the good switches

you can also try putting a vacuum cap over the switch stem..

dont anyone call that number on my desk pad its my girlfriends house hah
hope the OL dont read this

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04-22-2015, 01:33 PM	#1
rob63mess Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: newark ohio Posts: 569	brake switch I put an aftermarket brake switch on the 30 roadster. The problem is that the shaft has to be almost completely depressed into the switch housing before the circuit will open. The brake rod plunger can be all the way against the crossmember and the circuit wont open. Is it possible that the switch is bad?

04-22-2015, 01:46 PM	#2
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: brake switch Don't know about the repos. Do you have the original ? They are very simple and can usually be taken apart and fixed. I'm thinking the repo can be also.

04-22-2015, 01:48 PM	#3
Charlie Stephens Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,073	Re: brake switch For what it is worth A&L sells the best repro brake light switch. Charlie Stephens

04-22-2015, 02:11 PM	#4
Fred K-OR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stayton, Oregon Posts: 3,806	Re: brake switch My repro on my 29 you can adjust it back and forth on the tranny. Don't know if this would help. Another thing are your brakes adjusted correctly? Like the shaft from the peddle to the cross shaft? This may cause your problem. __________________ Fred Kroon 1929 Std Coupe 1929 Huckster

04-22-2015, 02:16 PM	#5
rob63mess Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: newark ohio Posts: 569	Re: brake switch I think the brakes are correct. The switch on a 28-29 I believe is different from a 30-31. The plunger on the switch has to be exactly flush with the switch housing in order to work. The other switches I've installed in the past weren't that way.

04-22-2015, 04:50 PM	#7
rscardina Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Livingston, Louisiana Posts: 188	Re: brake switch When I adjusted my brakes for the first time on my 30 coupe, my brake light would not come on. I added some washers to shift the switch over and it works well now. It was an easy cheap fix. __________________ *Ryan Scardina* *Livingston, Louisiana* *1930 LSU Model A*