Re: Brake light switch- '55 Clipper
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Shouldn't be necessary to bleed as long as the switch is in the original spot and the fluid is below the switch so it can't run out. Which Clipper do you have? If a 55 Deluxe or Super with conventional springs it would have the two terminal and those should be available at any parts store. Three terminal was only on the TL cars.
Do you have power to the switch? In 55 the brake light fuse is the body feed fuse located in the block under the dash. Sometimes the holders get a bit oxidized and fuses don't make a good connection.
Posted on: 2015/8/26 20:28
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It's a Super. Yes, the voltage is present on the leads, and everything else on the circuit is good to go. If I close the circuit independent of the switch, the lights come right on, so the wiring itself is also good.
Thanks for the help!
Posted on: 2015/8/26 20:38
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BLS, I used to own that Clipper and it has silicone brake fluid. I replaced the brake light switch once while owning it. I guess it is true that the DOT 5 fluid is hard on the switches. Better get a good stock of them. They are inexpensive and easy to change. Or, you can rig a mechanical switch on the brake pedal. Feel free to contact me about the car. Email at 'mail at john w lawrence dot com' or feel free to call me at 'five one two five six zero four six one four'.
Posted on: 2015/8/26 22:23
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G'day BLS,
![]() ![]() JW - Originally posted this, since deleted, in my "Recent additions to the Owner Registry" thread in the General Forum, saying "Looks a lot like your old '55 Clipper Super Touring Sedan. But, black cars all look the same, don't they?" ![]() ![]()
Posted on: 2015/8/27 1:40
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Posted on: 2015/8/27 2:51
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Posted on: 2015/8/27 3:15
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/o[]o\ ==== ![]() Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? ![]() Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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Thanks JW. From what I've read, the silicone brake fluids are killers on these switches. I'd like to keep it original for now. Play it by ear on switching to a mechanical switch. I figured that this was a perfect opportunity to get introduced to this site.
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Posted on: 2015/8/27 7:05
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The OEM Packard 3-prong brake light switch for TL cars seems especially targeted for failure with silicone brake fluid but the same does not seem to be true of the commonplace 2-prong switch used by just about every other car on the road. Rather than horse around with a mechanical switch I'd just buy the little conversion kit that replaces the 3-prong with a very common standard 2-prong (NAPA SL-134 for example) switch and a little harness and relay which maintains all the correct original functionality. Very inexpensive, hundred and hundreds of these kits in service with no problems that I've heard of. The switch itself and the relay are pretty much hidden beneath the battery and not really visible.
Posted on: 2015/8/27 11:40
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Ages ago we never had problems with those switches. Every time I had a problem it was with a replacement. Silicone brake fluid is an unlikely suspect without a lab study. Today's DOT 3 is not the same as the old stuff. I have a vial of the old stuff and it changes color when exposed to light. Thus, metal master cylinder reservoirs in the old days.
That notwithstanding, these replacement switches just seem to be junk. I used a nice conversion kit from Dwight Heinmuller for the three prong TL brake switch. I'm sure it would work for a two wire as well. Sure I could have made up my own system, but I have other things to be interested in.
Posted on: 2015/8/27 14:53
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