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Brake lights

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by tgregg, Jul 25, 2005.

  1. Jul 25, 2005
    tgregg

    tgregg Member

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    I've almost got my wiring straightend out BUT the brake lights. I understand the wires run through the turn signal circuit (7 wire). I have two brake line switches but no wires or connectors.
    When I took the floor boards up there was a lever switch on the back acting on the brake lever. I checked it for continuity and it was on all the time. The wires that plugged into it are there but so far I cant get them to do anything.
    Does anyone have a similar lever and no wires to the brake presure switches? Does anyone know where to tap the wires to connect to the presure switches?
     
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  2. Jul 25, 2005
    termin8ed

    termin8ed I didn't do it Staff Member

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    http://home.comcast.net/~sday77
    Don't know if you checked this out but it really helps.
    With the stock setup, you should have 1 or 2 pressure switches inline with the brake lines. One will be up front by the shock tower(drivers side) and the other will be on the line going to the rear, just behind or around the clutch linkage

    Trying to think, but I "belive" that a power wire(either from ignition switch or battery) goes to one side of the switch. Then the other wire goes to feed the power for the turnsignal switch. From there the wire go out of the turnsignal to the left or right side brake/turn lights.

    Hth
     
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  3. Jul 25, 2005
    tgregg

    tgregg Member

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    Thanks,
    Yes I printed out Binky's stuff. The problem is even though the two pressure switches are there I don't think they have ever been used.
    I'll figure it out, just hoping someone else has been down the road already.
     
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  4. Jul 25, 2005
    termin8ed

    termin8ed I didn't do it Staff Member

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    They may have gone bad so someone rigged up something else like what you have now. I was able to get a new switch to replace the old one from carquest. they even had one in the store.
    You only really need one switch hooked up. I think most people only have the rear switch wired in.
     
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  5. Jul 25, 2005
    tgregg

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    It is interesting. Both switches are there and both work, it is the wires that are not there.
     
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  6. Jul 25, 2005
    tgregg

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    I found the wires. I just started sticking them with a voltmeter.
     
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  7. Jul 26, 2005
    zed

    zed Iowa- Gateway to Nebraska

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    my 69 has only the two inline switches. i can check to see how i wired them. it was according to the stock circuit diagram for the v6 i just can't remember it off the top of my head.
     
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