The Converted Legacy Donating Member 344 Member For: 15y 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/02/13 08:28 AM Author Posted 28/02/13 08:28 AM New brake switch didn't resolve the problem.
45T-XR Legacy Donating Member 417 Member For: 19y 6m 29d Gender: Male Location: Gladstone, Queensland Posted 28/02/13 09:08 AM Posted 28/02/13 09:08 AM Are you setting the switch correctly, I dont know what the other boys do but I used to grab the plunger with my teeth and hold the switch in my hand and pull, you will hear a crunching noise when it comes out, then put it back in its hole, before you do the push the brake on and off a few times, you need to be careful you dont move the brake pedal away from the switch plunger as you install as it wont give a correct adjustment for the plunger at the brake off position
The Converted Legacy Donating Member 344 Member For: 15y 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/02/13 09:11 AM Author Posted 28/02/13 09:11 AM My xcal 3 is still returning a fault code for 'brake switch ckt'. My cruise control can now be armed and set when the car is first turned on, but after the first time that I push the brake pedal, the honeymoon is over. Is there any chance that the arm on the new booster is too long and is allowing the brake pedal to come out further - in turn pushing the plungers in too far and damaging the switch?
The Converted Legacy Donating Member 344 Member For: 15y 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/02/13 09:13 AM Author Posted 28/02/13 09:13 AM I held the brake pedal out when I installed the new switch, then once it was clipped in I released the pedal. It sprung back and made the switch crunch a couple of times.
bionicxr6t05 Legacy Donating Member 2,216 Member For: 15y 2m 8d Gender: Male Posted 28/02/13 09:16 AM Posted 28/02/13 09:16 AM (edited) Whoa!!! When installing a brake switch in an fg or ba/f all you do is push the switch into the hole and twist to locate it... Never ever pull the plunger out or touch the pedal when u locate it or you will damage the switch Edited 28/02/13 09:16 AM by bionicxr6t05
bionicxr6t05 Legacy Donating Member 2,216 Member For: 15y 2m 8d Gender: Male Posted 28/02/13 09:19 AM Posted 28/02/13 09:19 AM Also ba/f have 2 switches both should be done at the same time
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Legacy Donating Member 5,919 Member For: 16y 11m 10d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 28/02/13 09:21 AM Posted 28/02/13 09:21 AM time to get the credit card out again
The Converted Legacy Donating Member 344 Member For: 15y 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/02/13 09:21 AM Author Posted 28/02/13 09:21 AM Well f*ck. Looks like switch #3 will be the go. The plunger was sticking out of the switch body too far to just be pushed in and twisted which is why I moved the pedal away to put it in. :(
The Converted Legacy Donating Member 344 Member For: 15y 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/02/13 09:23 AM Author Posted 28/02/13 09:23 AM Only getting fault codes for the brake switch, not the cruise switch. Should I still replace both?My question relating to the length of the cabin side push rod of the booster still stands.
bionicxr6t05 Legacy Donating Member 2,216 Member For: 15y 2m 8d Gender: Male Posted 28/02/13 09:57 AM Posted 28/02/13 09:57 AM Ahhh have you compared the length of the pushrods between old and new boosters?
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