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Tre
July 10th, 2006, 20:17
fuses are good. bulbs are good.

but no power at the bulbs.

its 88 xj 4.0 was a 5spd peugeot but just swapped to aw4.
any ideas?
kennzz05
July 10th, 2006, 20:24
brake light switch? did ya take the clutch pedal out maybe you messed up the switch wires if ya did
Tre
July 10th, 2006, 21:32
dumb question but where is the brake light switch?

and i left the clutch pedal in for now. cuz it looked like more work then i wanted to deal with at the time.

all the other lights work, running lights, signals, hazards, reverse... just no brakes.
i'm really getting frustrated with this thing. the past 2 weeks it seems i no sooner fix one problem. and 2 more pop up.
jeepdude10000
July 10th, 2006, 22:09
brake light switch is hooked to the back of the brake pedel.

oh by the way theres no dumb Q's just dumb Answers.
Tre
July 11th, 2006, 16:03
well got it workin! thanks for the brake switch tip. turns out i didn't hook it up when i swapped the engine harness out when i did the trans swap... my bad ;) some of the frustrations are gone now :D

now onto the front axle ujoints.
lawsoncl
July 11th, 2006, 21:43
Removing the brake pedal is fairly easy. Undo the bolt, slide it out until the pedal falls out and hits you on the head. As I recall, I put the bushing back in and pushed the bolt back through and tightened it up. I was tempted to leave it there, but it was bouncing around and annoying me. Every once in awhile I still try to push that non-existant pedal in when I start the engine.

When you swapped to the AW4 did you install the extra brake pedal switch that tells the TCU to unlock the torque converter? The mounting bracket on the switch I grabbed was messed up, so instead I stuck a relay in there thats triggered from the brakelights.
Tre
July 14th, 2006, 17:32
When you swapped to the AW4 did you install the extra brake pedal switch that tells the TCU to unlock the torque converter? The mounting bracket on the switch I grabbed was messed up, so instead I stuck a relay in there thats triggered from the brakelights.

i'll definitly get around to taking the clutch pedal out and putting the auto brake pedal in. i was just at the point of being sick of working on the damn jeep :D

as for the other switch. no i didn't swap that over. i was basically going of bits and peices of knowledge that was posted by others that did the swap. And never heard mention of this. NOt sure if its totally needed. It seems to drive and act like a normal factory equip't auto xj.
lawsoncl
July 14th, 2006, 18:50
Just means the torque converter doesn't unlock when you hit the brakes. Some might like the extra engine braking.
87manche
July 14th, 2006, 20:42
might stall the motor when coming to a stop though.
I vote for keeping the clutch pedal, it's got to be good entertainment value for passengers and people that borrow it.
lawsoncl
July 14th, 2006, 23:19
The torque converter doesn't lockup in 1st, so it should be unlocked by the time the vehicle comes to a stop.
Tre
July 15th, 2006, 17:24
not something i'm gonna worry about until it causes a problem. as it stands it runs and drives like my buddy's oem equip'd aw4 I6 so thats good enuff for me :D

hahah i'll keep the clutch pedal in there for a bit as its not a pressing issue.
i got bigger fish to fry right now like regearing and swapping in my d44 i've been building.