[V8] Brake Lights come on when you're not looking

[Seamus O'Carey]

Yeah, I think there's a little metal clip that needs to be on there to hold
it in place.
http://etka.auto2.ru/epc/cat/au/V8/1990/90/55/999720/

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Mark Kalbskopf <gbmarc at cox.net> wrote:

> About a month ago I looked out at the parked V8 in the driveway and
> saw the brake lights on. Weird!
> I checked the cat wasn't snoozing on the pedal, flicked the pedal a
> few times and off went the lights.
>
> My daughter takes the car to college and calls a week later with a
> flat battery.
> Sure enough, once its jump started the brake lights are on again.
>
> I buy a new switch, and 15 minutes later I demonstrate how competent a
> father I am by having the lights all functioning perfectly again.
> Case closed.
>
> 2 weeks later she calls again and she's seeing red, (or she would have
> been if the battery hadn't been flat!)
> I crawl underneath and realize that the switch doesn't seem to be
> locked in position.  The switch shaft has a thread but nothing seems
> to lock it in place. Over time it looks like the pedal can knock the
> switch back and eventually the switch will click on again.
>
> Can anyone salvage my reputation?   I wrapped some duct tape around
> the thread but it doesn't hold. Am I missing a nut? (or a screw
> perhaps!   :)
>
> Mark
>
>
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