Rear Brake Light Switch
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Cruiser
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Rear Brake Light Switch
I have an 06 Softtail Standard and the rear brake light switch just went out again. This will be the 3rd time I have had to replace it and the bike only has 15k miles on it. Anyone else having this problem. Maybe heat???
Cruiser
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From: Livingson, Texas
It's the Dot 5 brake fluid.
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I have the same problem on my 05' Fatboy (FLSTFSE), Ive had to replace the
switch approximatly once a year for the last several years
The Parts guy told me last time i went up to buy on that they keep doing
revisions to the switch to improve it, we'll see...
switch approximatly once a year for the last several years
The Parts guy told me last time i went up to buy on that they keep doing
revisions to the switch to improve it, we'll see...
Road Captain
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If the switch goes bad it generally keeps the brake light on, not off. People think they have no brake light because they see no change when hitting the brake but it's because the brake light is on and at it's brightest. Unless you just unplugged the rear switch, thus eliminating it.
I run Goodridge switches and they hold up well and are nice and sensitive so you don't have to cram the pedal to turn the light on.
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From: Battle Creek, MI
If the switch goes bad it generally keeps the brake light on, not off. People think they have no brake light because they see no change when hitting the brake but it's because the brake light is on and at it's brightest. Unless you just unplugged the rear switch, thus eliminating it.
I run Goodridge switches and they hold up well and are nice and sensitive so you don't have to cram the pedal to turn the light on.
I run Goodridge switches and they hold up well and are nice and sensitive so you don't have to cram the pedal to turn the light on.
Maybe I need to simply jump on it harder!!! lol
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Cruiser
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From: Livingson, Texas
Silicone ... can't keep it from getting by the seal. Only solid way is to go back to Dot 4(Glycol). But thats a big job. If you cut it apart you will find silicon in where the points are and they will be coated with carbon...Happens about every 6 mos.
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I have an '05 Softail with 46,000 miles and never had a brake switch go out. However, the switch on my wife's '07 Deluxe went out after about 6,000 miles. And the light stayed on when it went out. My bike uses DOT 5, her's DOT 4.