[TR] Fwd: DOT 5 & brake switch life

Roger Elliott elliottr at rmi.net
Wed Jan 10 14:16:13 MST 2024


  Interesting - was that stock? My wife's TR250 has a mechanical one- 
appears to be stock per parts book.

Roger

On 1/9/2024 9:31 PM, Greg Lemon wrote:
>
>
>
> I have a hydraulic switch on my TR250.  I don't think I have replaced 
> it since I redid the car 15 years ago (wow!).  There is a pretty good 
> chance the vendor I bought it from is gone, as I got most of my stuff 
> from TRF and Victoria British.
>
> Greg Lemon
>
> On Tue, Jan 9, 2024, 9:17 PM staffel <staffel at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>     Gotcha Frank! Ironically, I now recall that my three 60s Slant 6 
>     Dodges ( 61 Lancer wagon, 63 Dart GT convert & 65 Dodge a100
>     pickup) used mechanically activated brake light switches, as does
>     my 65 TR4= CT50054L I'D by VTR decades ago as last TR4 by serial#
>     imported to US Later TR4s were TR4As (IRS).
>
>     Not surprised TR3s had hydraulic switch but so did Jag 120s-150s.
>
>     On the Jags, switch was in brake line lower inner fender and when
>     leaked- driver lost brake system. On long club drive fortunately
>     had bolt to replace bad switch & saved friends Day as we were over
>     100mi from 'home DC area".
>
>     Many have replaced hydraulic switches with mechanically activated
>     switches, not hard to do.
>
>     Oh the simple things that cause 'anxiety' when they fail!
>     Sherman
>
>
>
>     Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S10, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable
>     smartphone
>
>
>     -------- Original message --------
>     From: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
>     Date: 1/9/24 6:29 PM (GMT-05:00)
>     To: triumphs at autox.team.net, staffel at comcast.net
>     Subject: Re: [TR] DOT 5 & brake switch life
>
>     but most of your new cars are using a switch located at your break
>     pedal.
>     not into the DOT5 itself.
>
>
>
>     On Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 03:08:44 PM PST, staffel
>     <staffel at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>     Interesting! So I will investigate brake switches on new cars as
>     have had no issues with my 96 Jag or 96 Caravan or 2005 PT or 2011
>     C200 or 2015 Challenger. Sure these cars all using Dot 5.
>     Sherman D Taffel
>     65 TR4
>     4 Jags 72-96
>     5 Jensens 74-76
>     Many Americans 36-''24
>
>
>     Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S10, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable
>     smartphone
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