[Spits] Brake light switch adjustment?

[Doug Braun]

Hello,

On the Spit, the brake light switch is mounted on the pedal bracket, and a little metal tab welded to the brake pedal arm is supposed to push in the switch plunger when the brake pedal is not depressed.

But on my car, ever since I bought it 19 years ago, that little tab doesn't quite reach the switch, and somebody had to put a hose clamp around the brake pedal arm, over the tab, so the switch would actually get pushed in.

I have had the M/C off a couple of times over the years, and nothing seems bent, incorrect, or otherwise out of whack.  The height of the brake pedal matches the clutch pedal.  Has anyone sever seen this issue before?  There does not seem to be anything that can be adjusted.  The original (plastic) switch fell apart a few weeks ago, and I was hoping that the replacement would have a longer plunger that would allow me to remove the hose clamp, but the new switch wa the same as the old.

Doug Braun
'72 Spit