MG Car Repair: No power to brake light switch

Question
Hi Howard, my 73B does not have live current flowing to the brake switch nor to the brake pressure switch. I have tried to trace the problem but since I am asking you I have had no luck. The Haynes manual has no information useful to me, can you identify where the power source is located leading to the switches. Any help would be most helpful. Thank you .

Answer
Hi Andre,

The brake light switch is powered by the green wire directly from the fuse box. The brake differential warning light switch is also powered directly from the fuse box but a different fuse. There are several green wires on the fuse box and most are on one fuse. The same is true for the brake differential warning switch except the wires are purple and on a different fuse.

It is a common failure for the spring clips on the fuses to get corroded and not make good contact so you should remove the fuses first and clean the spring clips with Emory paper or such.

If that don't correct the problem you are going to need to trace the power from the fluse box down the green wire to the brake switch and the purple wire the same way.

Howard