Front brake switch

[adamck]

Hi Guys.
i have replaced the front brake switch on my GT125R with a replacement one from ebay (its a suzuki part no: 57460-17C00 in the Hyosung parts manual).
The ebay one i bought is the exact same switch except the button is a little harder to push in and doesnt go 'click' when its pressed.

It works, but... the button's spring is too tight to be pushed back in by the lever, so when i press the lever in, it lights the rear brake, but when i release the lever the button stays out keeping the rear light lit.

Anyone know of a switch with this part no that goes 'click' like my oem one?
Im just worried i will fail my MOT with the current switch.
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[unitynotsocri...]

first of all check the brake adjustment is ok on the adjuster,then get a small screwdriver or plastic rod and force the brake light switch a little further up the tunnel towards the lever.some brake light switches are slotted so make sure its gone in the slot properly.
If that does'nt work and you still have the old switch then try taking it apart and cleaning it and see if you can bodge it.
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[flumpy7]

This happened to me once and as i recall i just slapped a wedge of araldite on the portion of the lever that makes contact with the switch and all was fine. Yeah its a bodge but its not like anyone can see it.
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[adamck]

[unitynotsocri...]

flumpy7 advice is best,if you can add a little pad on the lever,or,sit there for hours pressing the switch on n off to weaken the spring.
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[adamck]

if i wedge something between the lever and the switch, to keep the switch compressed over night, would it soften the spring?
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[unitynotsocri...]

should do even a little bit,but like flumpy7 has pointed out you need to add a tiny bit of length to the top of the switch or add somthing to the lever to press the switch in a bit more.If you rough up the top of the switch then add a tiny blob of araldite it should be enough to do it.
If all else fails at the mot then show the mot tester the recipt/old switch and tell him tour problem ,he might ignore it as you are pro active about having a safe bike.
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[adamck]

The MOT guy is one of my best mates, but... he is very particular (which is a good thing) and due to where he works they need him to be particular lol.

And if my bike wasnt MOT passable then i wouldnt want it to pass

I will try the araldite method
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[Blau Zedong]

My GSXR does this because it's got a lazy master cylinder return for some stupid reason (I have a rebuild kit but apathy keeps me sane). I drilled and tapped the brake lever to take an M5 screw and nut so I could simple adjust the amount of play.
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