Moggy2cat did pass the time by typing:
> This week i changed the stop light switch on my 75 CJ-5...no big
> deal...but...this is at least the 5th switch, in nearly 200,000 miles... am i
> doing somthing wrong ? or is this par for Jeep ? TIA Gene...original owner 75
> cj-5, w/tbi and hei...

I'd recheck all the brake bulbs, sockets, and ground connections. You might be
pulling too much juice and wearing the switch out prematurely.

Never had a brake switch go bad in any of my vehicles.

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DougW