Brake Light Switch

This OEM switch has a spring steel collar for keeper in the bracket. switch is mostly plastic. Take the screw all the way out of the bracket and it will be even more difficult to put it back again. So how did the dealers service techs conquer this service? Destroy the plastic switch. You might push the pedal far enough away to insert a new switch but... might not. New switch might need readjust anyway. So... Loosen the screw only enough to get the brackets paw out of the slot. Rotate bracket 90 degrees and snug up the screw again. At some point the wire terminals should be removed. Destroy the switch with channel lock plier or whatever. Insert new switch. Reposition bracket so ohm meter shows its open. Attach wire terminals.
This replacement switch will work and it does include two utility nuts for keeper.
https://www.autozone.com/electrical...PLA:US:EN:AD:NL:1000000:IGN:71700000043798772
You'll position the switch where ohm meter shows its open and snug the nut before attaching wires. Notice the end of this switch plunger/button is smaller than OEM. A bracket that is bent a little along with a little left/right movement in the pedal can allow the pedal to miss this smaller button. We've seen the pedal miss the OEM button in at least one thread here over the years.