[Christien]

I've come to believe that the early brake light switch (on the brake pedal shaft, not the MC) is both a great stroke of simplicity and also one of engineering's greatest failures. I've gone through my 2nd brake light switch in less than a year. (Replacement was bought used, so that might've been part of the problem.)

I've got a new one on backorder from Pelican, but I need one for an autocross this weekend (let alone any casual driving). Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix one of these suckers? Even if it only lasts for a couple days, to get me through until the new one arrives, it's better than nothing.

The thing was always going on the fritz, so a few minutes ago I pulled it out to play with the wires and adjust the sensitivity, and *****, there goes the friggin metal arm, broke right off in my fingers. So now I have two switches with no arm, and one broken metal arm. Why did they make that arm so damn flimsy?

Anyway, I can't figure out how to get the b@st@rd open without actually breaking the plastic case. Any thoughts?

I can post pics if it'll help.

Thanks,
Chris