Question: How to remove the Rear Brake Light Switch?
I recently took the excellent Level 1 and 2 DART course with Bill Dragoo. Highly recommend checking it out at https://billdragoo.com.
On day two we practice navigating ruts. It wasn't overly muddy, but deep enough for my F750GS to get stuck. Pushing through the mud and coming out on the other end, I discovered that the mud and ground underneath bent my rear brake pedal to the point where it touched the footpeg plate and thus locked up the rear brake.
Trying to get the brake pedal operational again broke the brake light switch. I have the replacement switch and the two pins ("Grooved Drive Stud" according to the microfiche) that attach it to the footpeg plate. However, I cannot figure out how to remove the broken switch. Getting a tool into that space seems difficult and I'm wondering if anyone has had to replace theirs and knows the best way to remove the switch.
BTW, this does not seem to be a single occurrence. I watched a Swedish rider do a full 10k review of the F750GS and he said that the only issue he has had during that entire ownership is, yes, you guessed it, the brake light switch broke. Go figure!
I recently took the excellent Level 1 and 2 DART course with Bill Dragoo. Highly recommend checking it out at https://billdragoo.com.
On day two we practice navigating ruts. It wasn't overly muddy, but deep enough for my F750GS to get stuck. Pushing through the mud and coming out on the other end, I discovered that the mud and ground underneath bent my rear brake pedal to the point where it touched the footpeg plate and thus locked up the rear brake.
Trying to get the brake pedal operational again broke the brake light switch. I have the replacement switch and the two pins ("Grooved Drive Stud" according to the microfiche) that attach it to the footpeg plate. However, I cannot figure out how to remove the broken switch. Getting a tool into that space seems difficult and I'm wondering if anyone has had to replace theirs and knows the best way to remove the switch.
BTW, this does not seem to be a single occurrence. I watched a Swedish rider do a full 10k review of the F750GS and he said that the only issue he has had during that entire ownership is, yes, you guessed it, the brake light switch broke. Go figure!