Brakelight not working or stuck on?
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The problem is with the connection between the brake lever and the "button" which everyone described above.
I tried everythign to try and line this up and it just doesn't seem to make a connection to push the button down. I asked my friend who has a road king and he said he had the same problem and ended up drilling into the metal to put a screw so it would actually depress the button.
ANy help is appreciated.
Thanks
I tried everythign to try and line this up and it just doesn't seem to make a connection to push the button down. I asked my friend who has a road king and he said he had the same problem and ended up drilling into the metal to put a screw so it would actually depress the button.
ANy help is appreciated.
Thanks
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The problem is with the connection between the brake lever
and the "button" which everyone described above.
I tried everythign to try and line this up
and it just doesn't seem to make a connection to push the button down.
I asked my friend who has a road king and he said he had the same problem
and ended up drilling into the metal to put a screw
so it would actually depress the button.
ANy help is appreciated.
Thanks
The problem is with the connection between the brake lever
and the "button" which everyone described above.
I tried everythign to try and line this up
and it just doesn't seem to make a connection to push the button down.
I asked my friend who has a road king and he said he had the same problem
and ended up drilling into the metal to put a screw
so it would actually depress the button.
ANy help is appreciated.
Thanks
that pushes the brake light switch over
so the button contacts the lever??
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Yeah, it's the one that hit the floor when you pulled the old switch out. Looks like a flat piece of copper folded into a 'V'. Sorry I forgot to mention that. They should sell that piece in a kit with the little shoe for the throttle lock, the ferules for the throttle/idle cables, and the rest of the stuff that slips through the cracks.
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When I took it apart I see the metal from my brake lever and then I see the button, the way it fits on there.... there is no way that metal is going to depress the button down so I have to be missing something.
I got the front end done last year and it was working fine and I just noticed this recently so there is no telling when it actually happened.
Do you think I'm missing something? Is this spring clip apart of the assembly of the brake handle?
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Judging by my parts manual on page 48 and 49 (2006 Dyna) it appears I might be missing Index No. 17 - P/N: 45006-96C
Or is that the spring inside that actually snaps the lever back into regular position after I pull the brake in?
Or is that the spring inside that actually snaps the lever back into regular position after I pull the brake in?
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The piece I speak of is #6 below.
May or may not be your problem.
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That #6 (Clip) is located in the actual switch housing right? I remember seeing something like that yesterday it was near the top of the switch housing. Maybe it's not put in there right?
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It should be wedged between the back (non-button side) of the switch and the wall of the switch housing, with the opening to the 'v' facing up. You just slide it in there with a small screwdriver or similar. The spring prevents the switch from backing away from the brake lever tab.
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The V-clip fixed the problem (#6 above), the light went out. I rode it home from the dealer (I put the vclip in, in the parking lot)....
And now the brake light is OFF but doesn't go ON when I pull the front brake (rear brake is fine, light goes on).
It worked FINE at the dealer and now it doesn't.... ???
And now the brake light is OFF but doesn't go ON when I pull the front brake (rear brake is fine, light goes on).
It worked FINE at the dealer and now it doesn't.... ???
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When the brake light is off, the switch button is down/in. When you pull the lever, the tab moves away from the switch and lets the button come out. So maybe the switch button is hanging on the housing? You should be able to see into the crease where the tab is releasing the button.
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