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jom - 19 Jun 2006 02:00 GMT

Hi there

my brake lights are stuck on.
I can pull the pedal up with my foot and they come off again.

I will adjust the light switch in there like in my manual, but is it
possible that the brake pedal mechanism is sticky?
Can I grease it?
Any tricks?

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John Burns - 19 Jun 2006 12:33 GMT

> my brake lights are stuck on.
> I can pull the pedal up with my foot and they come off again.
>
> I will adjust the light switch in there like in my manual, but is it
> possible that the brake pedal mechanism is sticky?

Is this a right hand drive E28? If so the pivots on the firewall that
move the brake force from the pedal to the servo are sticking. Common on
RHD E28s.

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jom - 21 Jun 2006 01:23 GMT

thanks John
yes it is a RHD E28!
amazing
I did adjust the switch
seems to have fixed it

can I grease those pivot points?
from the engine side?

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