Toyota 84340-32110 Switch Assy, Stop Lamp

Brake light switch is located below top bracket of brake pedal. Disconnect wiring harness at brake light switch. Loosen the locknut and unscrew switch from pedal bracket. The reverse of removal is installation. Check and if need be, adjust brake pedal height. Loosen the switch locknut, set it to ensure that the distance the plunger protrudes is within the range. If you can't measure this distance, move the plunger gently against the pedal stop. Tighten the locknut. Plug electrical connector into switch, reconnect battery. Ensure that when you depress brake pedal, brake lights come on and off when released. Else repeat until the brake lights are functioning properly as required by adjustment procedure described above. Check and if necessary adjust brake pedal freeplay.

The brake light switch is installed at the top of the brake pedal arm on a bracket and turns on the rear brake lights when the pedal is being pressed. To remove it, first, you should try to loosen the connection by disconnecting the negative terminal of the battery, then there is wiring harness that you will have to unclip from the switch. Then, unscrew the switch further and detach it from the pedal bracket, additionally, releasing the locknut. Installation on the other hand is done in a sequences that is reverse to the sequence of removal. For adjustment, loosening the locknut is done, position the switch so that the threaded part comes a little bit into touch with the pedal stop, and finally, fastening the locknut. Lastly, join back the wires at the switch and the battery to check out on the brake lights.

The brake light switch is located on a bracket at the top of the brake pedal, specifically on the chassis above the brake pedal. It activates the brake lights at the rear of the vehicle when the pedal is depressed.