Brake pedal doesn't return

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GARRYBOSLEY
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On a 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado, why doesn't my brake pedal return fully to turn the brake lights off? I just replaced the rear brake calipers and bled them...
Feb 19, 2011 at 12:50 PM
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WRENCHTECH
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Is this a new problem since the caliper change?
Feb 19, 2011 at 1:22 PM
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GARRYBOSLEY
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yes
Feb 20, 2011 at 9:36 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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The problem is probably in the brake light switch at the brake pedal. The process of bleeding and the pedal going all the way to the floor may have dislodged it from the correct position.
Feb 20, 2011 at 9:38 AM
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