What's wrong with this? Brake switch issues.....

[idrivea4banger]

The brake switch isn't being pressed. It's been keeping the lights on. I put three pennies in between the switch and the bracket, lights turn off. Is there supposed to be something in the opening of the bracket?

[76 Maverick]

I may be missing something but cant you just adjust it down until it makes contact?

[SNEAKY]

I may be missing something but cant you just adjust it down until it makes contact?

looks that way to me

[idrivea4banger]

The switch would go right though the opening of the bracket. There's no budge on the bracket. I had the same issue with my clutch switch relay but I replaced it and bent that bracket down. I'm reading about the bracket having a stopper??

[petyweestraw]

Yup. See the blue specs? Is this a Honda?

[idrivea4banger]

Yup. See the blue specs? Is this a Honda?

Nissan pickup. I figured something did break off. Next question, where can I buy a replacement stopper.

[petyweestraw]

Give me a year.

Look on your floor. If it happened recently you should see peices of in there.

Shouldn't be more than a couple buck from Nissan.

I had to order some from Honda for my 99 recently. Was like 1.80 or something.
Or just smooth off the top of a bolt and throw a nut on it. I've done that too. Just make sure it's not out of adjustment and keeps pressure on the brakes.

Or duct tape and those pennies you mentioned.

[idrivea4banger]

95 Nissan. I did find some broken plastic and now that you've mentioned it its probably what broke off the bracket. Stupid vatozone doesn't carry it, they had no clue what I was talking about. I guess the dealership will be my next stop. I don't want to rig up anything.

[shumpertdavid]

imports are bad about this, they have a little rubber (or it used to be before it turned into a hardened piece of brittle plastic) button that hits the brake switch, clutch switch, cruise cancel switch, etc. Easy fix is to take a standard 1\4" bolt or metric 6mm bolt (usually has a 10mm head) and put the bolt side against the brake switch button and nut the back side. I've fixed many a car that way.

[idrivea4banger]

imports are bad about this, they have a little rubber (or it used to be before it turned into a hardened piece of brittle plastic) button that hits the brake switch, clutch switch, cruise cancel switch, etc. Easy fix is to take a standard 1\4" bolt or metric 6mm bolt (usually has a 10mm head) and put the bolt side against the brake switch button and nut the back side. I've fixed many a car that way.

That's probably what happened to my clutch relay switch a while back also. I ended up replacing the switch and bending the bracket down so the switch would hit. Thanks for the idea. I'll hit up home depot tomorrow.