Need to adjust brake switch operated by brake pedal in up position.
Don't break the brakes.
the brake switch is bad, or maladjusted.
the FSM covers how to do all that..... ever see none?
here are the links
http://www.fixkick.com/sammi-stuff/index.html
the factory service manual. not clones, the real deal.
its just a switch, and most open with pedal released, (measures 12vdc on one side and 0v other,key on.
yours is stuck on.
adjusted wrong, or bad. it is.
the 2 wires to the switch are bare and shorted together.
ill assume all other lights were off, when testing BRAKE lamps. if not, now the time so say..... that..
I adjusted the break switch where it's not even touching anything. Break lights are still staying on.does this mean bad switch? 88 suzuki samurai.(Scott curtis) Thanks.The driving lights are on also.not head lights just the rear .the bulb with driving and break
The rear driving lights are on also.Front parking lights are unhooked.that has nothing to do with it does it?
first off, if the Head lights short to the brake lights, they both glow, with brakes applied or HL on. so that is why I asked if the head lights are on. do the brake lights fail with head lights off, and not in reverse and blinkers off.. ????
now the brake light switch, it is just a simple switch, with the switch out of car the switch is normally closed. (that turns on the brake lamps) but when installed in car and adjusted like the book shows, then the switch is OPEN (that means brake lamps are OFF) and this interrupts the current to the rear lamps. (and stop glowing)
now back to square 1.
Do the brake lamps fail, with all other lamps off, including Reverse? yes/no...... from there we can proceed.
the brake switch is located above the brake pedal, and is adjustable.
it must not fall off the mount, or brakes stick on.
(the spring inside the switch does that ,normal closed action and lights glow)_
Do learn this procedure see volume 3 pdf
see the factory seteps, in chapter 19 (brakes) page 43, "Stop Light switch adjustment" see the lock nut. after adjusting pedal height and all steps in regards to the pedal,(height and travel)
we then do the switch last. using those steps stated.
then we lock down the jam nut on the switch. The switch is not OPEN, in the pedal up state.
here is direct link.to chapter 19.
http://www.fixkick.com/sammi-stuff/books...
other reasons to fail rear brake (Stop) lights
that are very common, are trailer hitch light hacks from H3LL. we always inspect the wiring back aft first ,for hacking. (bare wires, tape, and wire nuts of any kind, or other hacks to make a trailers work, done by amateurs and hackers)
if you had a volt meter all this is easy.
finding electrical faults blind is near impossible. (luck happens, inspections too)
tell more get more.............
elaborate the word phase "not touching anything") please or use a camera, and shoot a photo of the brake switch, if set up wrong, i tell immediately. the pedal in the relaxed (up) state must push the switch button fully. this pushing opens the switch and ends the stop lamp glow,
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The shifter sheet is worn out or not even there (its rubber) from multiple uses. It eventually decades.
Tons of Samurai enthusiast retailers carry them. Lowrangeoffroad, Petroworks, Trail Tough, and more.
They also carry the one for the tranny shifter.
SOURCE: Break light problem
Do you know if the brake light bulbs are working? (are the bulbs good?). (the bulbs have two parts, one for brake lights the other for running lights)
If the third brake light bulb is working the brake lights should be with good light bulbs.
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Is it a 4x4 if it is you would have to seperate the tranny from transfer case and drive shaft tp change out seal.If not just drop the drive shaft and replace seal.We are talking about the rear seal at the end of the tranny.
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I checked the bulbs and they are working
While not pushing the break pedal both driving lights and break light stays on.Glenn Scott curtis
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