<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font color="#333333" face="Lucida Grande, Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(236, 243, 247);">Had intermittent to no brake lights at recent annual inspection, traced to a failed switch. Sourced switch and snubber.</span></font><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(236, 243, 247);"><br></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(236, 243, 247);">Test fitting the new brake light switch fixed the brake light problem, and the remnants of a crystalized snubber fell off when removing the defective switch housing and stop nut.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(236, 243, 247);">Now the issue is how to get the 14mm stop nut that should be forward of the bracket, started on the threaded portion of the new switch housing that goes through the bracket from aft forward. Blind location and fat fingers don't help. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(236, 243, 247);">Tips and tricks?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(236, 243, 247);">I will leave the new snubber off for the time being given I cannot see where it came from or where it should go, unless there are also tips and tricks for visualizing and replacing that.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(236, 243, 247);">Thanks.</span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(236, 243, 247);"><br></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(236, 243, 247);">- Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex</span></div></div></body></html>