No brake light from brake pedal

[jsw005355]

Greetings,
New to the forum as a recent Goldwing owner! Love the forum. I am hoping for some advice on the brake pedal switch/relay.
When using handbrake , lights work. When using brake pedal, no lights. But the weird thing is if I hold the handbreak, then press the foot brake, then release the hand brake the lights stay on until I release the foot brake!
Are there 2 seperate relays under the seat or is it combined? And is there a switch I can check somewhere near the pedal?

I apologize, I am new the wing and don't really know where some things are. And don't really want to take it "in" if its something as simple as a relay.
Thanks for any input.

2001 GL1800

[Steve F]

My theory is that you have a weak contact on the foot lever switch, and it's not good enough to pull in the relay, but good enough to hold the relay after the hand lever activates the relay.
Replace the foot lever switch.
While you're at it, make sure that the cruise control activates and then deactivates properly when you tap the foot brake.

[jsw005355]

Thanks Steve for the quick reply. Would you happen to know the location of the switches? Under the seat? Behind sidecovers?
I think I need to get a Clymer manual......

[WingAdmin]

Thanks Steve for the quick reply. Would you happen to know the location of the switches? Under the seat? Behind sidecovers?
I think I need to get a Clymer manual......

It's immediately in front of the rear master cylinder:

Rear Brake Switch

Oh, and you'd be far better off with the Honda service manual over the Clymer manual.

[jsw005355]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[jsw005355]

Thanks again Steve and WingAdmin!

The exploded view of the rear brake system helped greatly. I was able to locate the switch housing.
I blew out the gunk with some air, soaked the contact switches with some DeOxit contact cleaner, worked the tiny button manually a bunch of times and low and behold, brake lights and cruise kill!

Y'all saved me a bunch of "bring it in" money!
Thanks again

[WingAdmin]

Thanks again Steve and WingAdmin!

The exploded view of the rear brake system helped greatly. I was able to locate the switch housing.
I blew out the gunk with some air, soaked the contact switches with some DeOxit contact cleaner, worked the tiny button manually a bunch of times and low and behold, brake lights and cruise kill!

Y'all saved me a bunch of "bring it in" money!
Thanks again

That DeOxit contact cleaner works like magic, it's a shame it's so expensive...

[Steve F]

Thanks again Steve and WingAdmin!

The exploded view of the rear brake system helped greatly. I was able to locate the switch housing.
I blew out the gunk with some air, soaked the contact switches with some DeOxit contact cleaner, worked the tiny button manually a bunch of times and low and behold, brake lights and cruise kill!

Y'all saved me a bunch of "bring it in" money!
Thanks again

That DeOxit contact cleaner works like magic, it's a shame it's so expensive...

Where can you get it? I've never heard of it, but woyuld like to try sometime.

[WingAdmin]

Thanks again Steve and WingAdmin!

The exploded view of the rear brake system helped greatly. I was able to locate the switch housing.
I blew out the gunk with some air, soaked the contact switches with some DeOxit contact cleaner, worked the tiny button manually a bunch of times and low and behold, brake lights and cruise kill!

Y'all saved me a bunch of "bring it in" money!
Thanks again

That DeOxit contact cleaner works like magic, it's a shame it's so expensive...

Where can you get it? I've never heard of it, but woyuld like to try sometime.

You can get it from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_ ... ingdocs-20

[jsw005355]

Amazon has it.
http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-Cable-Deoxit ... ingdocs-20

Stuff is great. Not like a WD40. Designed for musical instrument contacts, I have used it on anything that needs a clean contact. Read the description and you'll be sold!