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frjack
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Location: Leigh, Lancs. UK
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 Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject: Footpeg hanger - brake light sticking on... FIXED!!! :D |
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Hi,
Well after a whole lot of hacking and dremelling, I got the whole thing apart. I'm sure it never saw even a photograph of grease, when it was built!
With more drilling, I got the stuck bolts and captive nuts out of the way.
Quick trip to a local bike shop scored me a good fistful of nuts and bolts of the correct sizes, for free! Many thanks to Dave and co. at Z-Power!
On assembly something sat a little wrong and despite doing things slowly and carefully, I knackered the top millimetre or two of a thread in the hanger. 
I left the job alone and had a mug of tea. This was about the last hanger in the world, for my bike, according to MotorWorks, So I needed to chill a little and think...
Twenty minutes later, I'm down at the workshop of the chap who MOTs my bikes. He also builds his own race bikes and racing sidecar outfits. One quick tickle with a M6 tap and I was on my way. I got home and left the job, as I had other stuff screaming for my attention.
Today, I reassembled the whole setup. Everything slipped nicely into place and bolted up just nicely. 
Guess what? Yup - the flaming brake light is stuck on!! 
Anybody have a clue what I've done? <Penelope Pitstop voice> HAYULLLP!
If it's fiddly stuff, I'll just yank the bulbs and trundle up to Roy Gardiner and let him sort it, because I'm getting the arse with it, to be honest.
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1993 K1100RS in 690 bloo
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Tim (Midland Section)
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Joined: 08 Apr 2005
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Location: Pinxton, Nottingham, England.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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DON'T PANIC, tis a common occurrence. First you should understand that the micro-switch is held OFF by the lever. Therefore when one depresses ones foot the switch makes. When I did mine, the finger missed the pedal, all that was needed was to push it back into place. Should be do-able without stripping anything.
HTH
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frjack
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Joined: 14 Jul 2009
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Location: Leigh, Lancs. UK
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| Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Tim (Midland Section) wrote: | DON'T PANIC, tis a common occurrence. First you should understand that the micro-switch is held OFF by the lever. Therefore when one depresses ones foot the switch makes. When I did mine, the finger missed the pedal, all that was needed was to push it back into place. Should be do-able without stripping anything.
HTH |
That would be the "finger" sticking out of the MC/switch? If so, I prodded all that into place as I tightened the pedal bolt. I'll have a poke in case tightening moved it.
Thanks for the pointer.
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1993 K1100RS in 690 bloo
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tmarshall57
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Joined: 07 May 2007
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Location: Tottington, Bury, Lancs, UK
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Can you hear the slight click when the switch trips when the pedal is depressed? Similar/identical sound to the switch on the front brake lever.
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Sonu
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Location: San Jose, CA
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: Footpeg hanger replacement - brake light sticking on... |
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| frjack wrote: |
Guess what? Yup - the flaming brake light is stuck on!!
Anybody have a clue what I've done? |
Hello,
I had written up a diagnostic a while back. Perhaps it would help you troubleshoot
http://k11og.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7320&highlight=
Sanjiv
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frjack
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Location: Leigh, Lancs. UK
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| tmarshall57 wrote: | | Can you hear the slight click when the switch trips when the pedal is depressed? Similar/identical sound to the switch on the front brake lever. |
I don't believe I did, now you mention it.
Hard to check, just now - I'm away from home.
Guess I'll be taking the plate off and prodding some more, soon.
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frjack
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| frjack wrote: | | tmarshall57 wrote: | | Can you hear the slight click when the switch trips when the pedal is depressed? Similar/identical sound to the switch on the front brake lever. |
I don't believe I did, now you mention it.
Hard to check, just now - I'm away from home.
Guess I'll be taking the plate off and prodding some more, soon. |
FIXED!!!!
Needed a bit of bending of metallic bits, but no shouting...
Must have got a bit mullered, when the peg dropped off.
Now to charge the flaming battery! 
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