Re: [T3] brake lights

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 6 Aug 2001, at 1:22, Dave Hall wrote:

> > If I'm braking lightly, they don't go on, but when my foot
> > goes all the way down the pedal, the lights will work.
> 
> Tired switch?  Change it!

Right, just before the switches die completely they require more 
pressure than normal to switch.

> Air in brakes (quite a bit of movement on pedal before the brakes come on)?
> Bleed them.

Right, but he didn't complain about spongy brakes.

> Air just in brake light switch?  Inject brake fluid and refit.

No agreement here. The pressure will be the same in all parts of 
the system, air or not.

> I think the first is the most likely.

Agreed!

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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