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Old May 30, 2018 | 01:12 PM
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my brake light stays on all the time because my front brake lever Won’t go back all the way. Do you have any ideas how I can fix this.
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Old May 30, 2018 | 01:52 PM
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Why doesn't the brake handle go back all the way? Fix that and the light will, hopefully, fix itself.

Unless I am missing something....
 
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Sounds like the master cylinder needs to be rebuilt.
 
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Originally Posted by DanHappy
Why doesn't the brake handle go back all the way? Fix that and the light will, hopefully, fix itself.

Unless I am missing something....
Doesn't he also need to worry about the damage this constant partial breaking is doing to the brakes and the bike?

Maybe I am missing something, but this seems like it will cause a lot of issues.
 
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Isn't there a piece of spring steel or something in the brake lever that goes bad?
 
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Originally Posted by Super Glidester
Isn't there a piece of spring steel or something in the brake lever that goes bad?
Youre thinking of the v-spring that holds the switch in place in the control housing. That shouldn’t have anything to do with the OP’s issue.
 
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Had this happen off and on over the years on my Wide Glide. Sometimes it just gets a little road gunk in the lever that you can blow out with compressed air. The last time it was a bad switch.
 
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Second in having a WG do this. I cleaned it up and applied some lube to the joint. Now I do it everytime I wash the bike. It has a needle applicator so I do cables every 4 months too.
 
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Easy fix, removed clean/rebuild front brake master cylinder.
 
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I took it apart and sprayed some silicone on the boot that’s around the piston. It seems to be working fine now.
 
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