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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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well here's my problem and i think i know the answer but really not sure. i have a 05 ultra and the cruise will not disengage with the rear brake pedal, i also have no brake lights with the pedal pushed. now i'm thinking rear brake light switch. now here's the part that's throwing me i pulled the wire off the switch and it ohm'd out like it's working. so if the switch is bad why would it ohm out ok?

i did check the trouble code for the cruise and i got a 122 and that is for the brakes. the front lever will disengage the cruise and work the brake lights.
i stopped and picked up a new switch and i'm going to put it in but just not sure if it's my problem
 
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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changed out the switch and after getting line bleed off i now have brake lights again...still no idea why the one in there ohm'd out as if it was good?
 
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 08:33 PM
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So is the cruise working correctly now too?

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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 09:04 AM
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yes it's now working too. I was in Delaware when I discovered it wasn't working. tapped the back brake and it wouldn't disengage. finished my ride up to Maine then back to home with no other problems
 
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 09:30 AM
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I've recently discovered the same thing on my '09. I haven't got the rear brake light switch replaced yet. Got to save an extra $85 for the labor.
 
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the switch costed me $20.70 from a dealer and only took about a hour to put on and bleed brakes off. i know it could be done a lot faster but it was my 1st time and i do work slow. what i can't figure out is why the one that was in there ohm out like it was working when it wasn't
 
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