The other day, someone behind me at a stop light honked and told me that my
brake lights were not working.  I was grateful for the information, but
surprised since my '91 Westy had just been safety inspected and passed with
flying colors.  I tested my brakes and found that the brake lights only come
on when I press hard on the brakes. Since I tend me baby the brakes, I found
that I can come to a complete stop without the brake lights coming on.  On
the other hand, I can make the lights come on by stopping pretty hard.

I have subscribed to "the list" for many years and don't remember seeing
this problem mentioned.  I also searched the archives (great to see the
search working so fast) and found no mention of this particular problem.  I
looked in Bentley and found the brake master cylinder diagram and it appears
that there are two brake light switches.

My questions are:  Does this sound like a brake light switch problem?  If
so, how difficult is it to replace the switches?  It appears to me that I
will have to remove the instrument cluster, and from Bentley, it looks like
brake fluid may leak (or pour) when I remove the switches.  I do minor
maintanence on the van, but am not a mechanic.  Therefore, my wife knows to
multiply my time estimate of any repair by a factor of 6.  :)

Any advice will be appreciated.

Harold
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Harold Teer
Harrisonburg, VA
teerhb@hotmail.com
'91 Westy

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