I had to eliminate the prssure switch in the system for a lot of reasons and now need some ideas. Does anyone know of a pressure type switch that would go on the brake pedal? The pedal is small and there is very little room as it comes out next to the steering column.Any clever ideas would help. The system is bled and I really do not want to get involved with cutting lines and flaring. Thanks
You could use a lever type switch, I used one on a 33 ford that worked out well. I went to the parts house and looked in their brake switch book until i found something that looked like it would work for my application. There are many manufacturers, so don't be afraid to dig deep,or if you have a good parts person they should be able to help you. Rohn
I used a big nut that I set screwed onto the brake pivot as an adjustable cam of sorts. Depress the pedal the nut rotates with it....I then took a regular roller switch and mounted it there. A "tip" of the nut is the CAM that activates the brakes. Never gave me a moments of trouble.
take a look at Napa part # ECH SL129..easy to adapt. mount it under the toeboard and have the brake lever hit it
I did what mrdoall did and went to the parts store and looked in the book. But be careful...I had to do my mount twice because I asked for and thought I was getting a switch that would activate the brake lights as you pushed the switch in but what I got was a switch that actually activated as the button came out. If I had to do it again I would just use one of the little push button switches that I used for my horn button and the under dash starter button to start my truck. Something similar to this...I can't find the exact picture of what I have.
You could always use a in-line pressure switch from Speedway, part #910-31305 $9.95 I've used this method on several cars and have never had any problems with it.
use the lever type (late 50's chevy truck), you can get it in left hand, right hand, normally open or normally closed. just make a bracket and hook up the wires.
That switch was also used on 47-55 chev truck also. Should be an easy one to find. All the early truck parts suppliers have them. Should be available from NAPA. jerry
We have used a similar switch with a inline T 3/16th to 1/8th pipe,easy to hide for the clean LooK>>>>.
The lever ones are good too because you can mount them remotely and run a little stainless cable or a wire from the pedal assembly to operate them. Pete
Ok Thanks that gave me some ideas. I really don't want to cut and get involved w/ flaring lines. We had to use a Wilwood remote system and two resevoirs and everythime you do anything you have to start from scratch. There is a pad that goes over the brake pedal the is for trailer brakes and I was hoping to find something like that. I guess I could use a starter button on the pedal. Anyway thanks for the ideas.
80s gm truck switch is the one you need...i mounted mine on the column,near the pedal, fit in well with the gm harness i used too...plastic tho...
The easiest way is to go look at any "traditional" motorcycle rear brake and brake pedal. Nearly every one of them will have a long pull-wire with a small spring on it, and a small switch mounted on a tab on the frame. If you use a motorcycle type of rear brake switch, all you need to hook it up, is one place on the pedal linkage to hook a pull-wire. No worrying about levers, or positions, or making room in a tight spot. If your pedal is capable of pulling a small wire, it can activate a bike brake switch. I prefer the low-pressure hydraulic switches from Ron Francis Wire Works, but if you want a mechanical switch, a motorcycle pull switch is easy to hook up.
Well I went and got a lever switch pt# SLS 43 Standard Products. Tested it and both terminals were hot. It has to be mounted with the lever depressed against the spring pressure. I'll try tomorrow and see if it'll work and try and post a picutre if it does.
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