Need help on the brake light switch for my 96

[kevinRGV]

im having the problem that my brake lights wont turn on when i press the brake pedal. i headed to oreillys and they gave me the brake light switch. but how can i install it and remove the old one? i saw it behind the brake pedal, but it is in a hard to enter position. will i have to drop the steering column or what can i do so i can take off the old one and put the new one in its place

 

[kevinRGV]

anybody?

 

[Mean Green]

You shouldn't have to drop the colomn or anything like that. It's a pain in the ass but it's not to big of a job. If i recall correctly, you're going to start by removing the brake pedal from the push rod. A snap ring is what fastens the two together, remove the snap ring (be sure to keep it!!) and then unclip the switch from the pushrod and unhook the plug off the switch. Then just do the same thing in reverse to put the new one in. Hope that helps you out a bit bud!

 

[kevinRGV]

i installed the new one right now, but the brake lights still dont turn on what can it be?

 

[freeze]

fuses or corrosion in your connections?

 

[kevinRGV]

yea it was the switch. i spent 60 bucks and it turns out it was a fuse lol.