Rubber stop on stop light switch 1132920041

[peterruehl]

Hello,
can not get the old part and the "click" every time when I go off the brake is driving me nuts.
Has anybody experience with a replacement part.
Actually the old part was not real rubber, more a kind of plastic. It came off in about 100 pieces.
Peter, "66 Euro 230SL

[rwmastel]

Peter,
Hi.  What do you mean by "stop light switch"?  I read on the Yahoo! Group that someone was tired of the sound the brake pedal makes when released and clunking against a stop post.  They made something to replace a missing original part that padded the stop post.  Is this what you mean?

Rodd


Rodd
1966 230SL Euro
1994 E420

[Cees Klumper]

This part is NLA.

Not only does releasing your brake produce the metal "clonk" but also the pedal when not applied, sits a bit too high because you are missing the plastic ring.

Van Dijk in the Netherlands is the source you want to approach. They had this part re-manufactured privately and you can order it from them. I got one and am very satisfied. Their website is at:

http://www.classicsl.com

'69 white 280 SL

[peterruehl]

Hi,
and thank you. The stop light switch is the part where the brake pedal has the contact when released. So that is the cause of the "Click".
I will try to find the post about this problem on the yahoo-page.
Thank you again,
Peter

[hands_aus]

Hey Peter, I had a look at mine because of the noise. I found a piece of flat rubber about 2-3 mm thick, cut it to be about the right size and then I glued it to the brake pedal lever. No cost and no clunk.

Bob(Brisbane,Australia)

[Cees Klumper]

The correct part is about 7 to 8 mm thick, but a thinner part should work as well. I suppose the only difference will be in the height of the brake pedal at rest. When you install a washer for the first time, you will have to most likely adjust the brake light switch.

Cees

'69 white 280 SL