DrRafy
03-10-2006, 08:59 PM
Found this at the SRT Forums
Hey All,
I'm installing a AFR Gage in my car and doing some wiring thru the firewall and saw the following that will certainly over time be a wiring problem.
The Clutch Lever when fully depressed will mash the Brake Switch wiring harness against the floor board. Mine is crushed, but still functional. There are 2 push pins holding it exactly in place for this to happen! I'm going to try and re-route mine as soon as I can get the plug out of the Brake Switch. I had no luck so far in getting out the plug but will try again later.
Look at yours now to see it for yourself. Mopar and you need to know about this.
I just bought my 100% factory original 2005 SRT-4 ACR with 5k miles not even one week ago, and immediately I noticed some significant shifting problems. I just read this thread and decided I needed to take a look, because I thought just maybe it's related.
Take a look, I made this MPEG video with my digital camera (streaming download, 16MB total), just maybe it may find its way to Chrysler so they take this issue seriously.
Click here to watch Dodge-SRT-4-Factory-Clutch-Pedal-Travel-Obstruction-by-Brake-Light-Wiring
This obstruction was so obvious, I almost felt afraid to drive again it until it was remedied. After relocating the brake light wiring, I gained roughly 1 FULL INCH of pedal travel. I've driven it roughly 20 miles since relocating the wiring, and utilizing this extra last critical inch of pedal travel, I've noticed a very significant improvement in ease of gear engagement, in ALL gears.
It is my understanding that 2005 models have significantly more gear engagement problems, and also 2005 is approximately when Chrysler started putting this plastic "tab" to shield the wiring from direct contact with the pedal. Is there a coincidence between this extra tab getting in the way and the gear engagement problems?
If you have gear engagement issues, I'd highly, HIGHLY suggest inspecting whats happening here on your car.
Here is a photo... Note the distinct vertical line in the fraying, and the "goo" stuck to pedal shaft. You can clearly see where they were coming in contact. The MPEG video shows it actually happening.
and the way to fix the problem:
WOW. I can't believe this is the first time I have read this thread after having my car and participating on these forums so long. Well, for an update I have an '04 and I had the same problem, and what I did was do a 1/4 counterclockwise turn on the white brake light switch and move the wires in front of the clutch pedal arm and then re-insert the brake light switch. I have no problems no cels thrown= brake lights work fine. Just don't push and play with the black button on the switch and everything should be fine.
The way I see it is by taking out the whole switch assembly is no different than when you push the damn brake pedal; the distance the little black button travels is no different than when pushing on the pedal; here your just releasing the brake button tension by pulling the switch assembly away from the pedal instead of pushing the pedal away from the assembly. I hope this helps some people worried about messing up their switch. I'm sure if you do mess it up, the thing is inexpensive anyways, but I had no problems.
Hey All,
I'm installing a AFR Gage in my car and doing some wiring thru the firewall and saw the following that will certainly over time be a wiring problem.
The Clutch Lever when fully depressed will mash the Brake Switch wiring harness against the floor board. Mine is crushed, but still functional. There are 2 push pins holding it exactly in place for this to happen! I'm going to try and re-route mine as soon as I can get the plug out of the Brake Switch. I had no luck so far in getting out the plug but will try again later.
Look at yours now to see it for yourself. Mopar and you need to know about this.
I just bought my 100% factory original 2005 SRT-4 ACR with 5k miles not even one week ago, and immediately I noticed some significant shifting problems. I just read this thread and decided I needed to take a look, because I thought just maybe it's related.
Take a look, I made this MPEG video with my digital camera (streaming download, 16MB total), just maybe it may find its way to Chrysler so they take this issue seriously.
Click here to watch Dodge-SRT-4-Factory-Clutch-Pedal-Travel-Obstruction-by-Brake-Light-Wiring
This obstruction was so obvious, I almost felt afraid to drive again it until it was remedied. After relocating the brake light wiring, I gained roughly 1 FULL INCH of pedal travel. I've driven it roughly 20 miles since relocating the wiring, and utilizing this extra last critical inch of pedal travel, I've noticed a very significant improvement in ease of gear engagement, in ALL gears.
It is my understanding that 2005 models have significantly more gear engagement problems, and also 2005 is approximately when Chrysler started putting this plastic "tab" to shield the wiring from direct contact with the pedal. Is there a coincidence between this extra tab getting in the way and the gear engagement problems?
If you have gear engagement issues, I'd highly, HIGHLY suggest inspecting whats happening here on your car.
Here is a photo... Note the distinct vertical line in the fraying, and the "goo" stuck to pedal shaft. You can clearly see where they were coming in contact. The MPEG video shows it actually happening.
and the way to fix the problem:
WOW. I can't believe this is the first time I have read this thread after having my car and participating on these forums so long. Well, for an update I have an '04 and I had the same problem, and what I did was do a 1/4 counterclockwise turn on the white brake light switch and move the wires in front of the clutch pedal arm and then re-insert the brake light switch. I have no problems no cels thrown= brake lights work fine. Just don't push and play with the black button on the switch and everything should be fine.
The way I see it is by taking out the whole switch assembly is no different than when you push the damn brake pedal; the distance the little black button travels is no different than when pushing on the pedal; here your just releasing the brake button tension by pulling the switch assembly away from the pedal instead of pushing the pedal away from the assembly. I hope this helps some people worried about messing up their switch. I'm sure if you do mess it up, the thing is inexpensive anyways, but I had no problems.