Brake Light Switch on the pedal

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  1. Krazy Comet

    Krazy Comet Tom

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    As a FYI I did a quick measurement on the pedal stud, just about exactly 9/16... That universal setup appears smaller...
     
    Krazy Comet, Jul 22, 2015
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    :slap:...:huh:
     
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    Whatsa matta Frank, you've never heard of a exact approximation?
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    is that the same as...close enough to be 9/16?
     
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    On Friday afternoons...
     
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    Yeah, its considerably smaller... about 3/8". I was playing around with it last night. Running a longer bolt through the hole and adding the switch to the side is not a solution. I will have to custom mount a some other type of switch.
     
    Northern, Jul 23, 2015
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    can you change pedal?
     
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    Yeah, I could do that. I would need a new booster rod or maybe a new yoke... I might could find that at the hardware store.

    Where would I get a correct pedal?
     
    Northern, Jul 25, 2015
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    Interesting. I've never had any trouble installing these switches. I've done it on my Maverick and on a Ford pickup.
    Both were a piece of cake.
     
    Crazy Larry, Jul 25, 2015
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    The best part about buying a used car, especially something this old. Trying to figure out what the previous owner had in mind when they "fixed" it.
     
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