rear brake light help =(

[han711]

Wut duc u da man! Thanks so much!

[Gossamer_in_FLL]

Soooo...how did this story end??  I'd love to know because I have the opposite problem.  My rear brake light is ALWAYS on and I'm not sure why or where to begin to troubleshoot.

Thanks.

[Howie]

First, make sure the bulb is in correctly.  Yep, people do manage to get them in backwards.  In correctly?  Disconnect the front switch.  Light go out now?  Bad switch, improperly adjusted switch, or depending on master, the dowel that activates the switch is missing.  Same with back  (no dowel)

[Gossamer_in_FLL]

Thanks Howie.  I figured out what my particular issue was.  I'm missing the bearing that goes inside the housing that activates and deactivates when the brake lever is squeezed and put back.

Quick fix: I put a small rock in there and now it doesn't turn the brake light on at all (what I wanted).

Thanks for your insight.