Is turn signal switch fixable ??

[prebordao]

My turn signal switch has become "wobbly" with time, this means it jumps from low beam to hi beam whenever I hit a slight imperfection on the road or when I signal a turn.

Before shelling out some reasonable bucks for a new one, I would like to know if the old one can usually be fixed in some way, maybe a new spring ?

Does anyone has done it before ???

[austin552]

This is a great question. I have a simular problem. I had to wiggle mine to get the low beams to stay on. Now that they are not working at all. There must be a way to rebuild them...

[wildcat077]

There are lots of posts on how to rebuild and repair... search for headlight /turn signal switch on this forum...
Although mine had the same problem,i waited too long and it was beyond repair when i took it apart.
Pelican sells new switches !!!

[p911dad]

What will happen is you will get the unit out of the car and find like I did, it is beyond redemption, just worn out. Then you order a new one from our host and wait a week or so of down time before you can have the part to install.

[flatsixjunky]

this means it jumps from low beam to hi beam whenever I hit a slight imperfection on the road or when I signal a turn.

from prebordao

If that's all that's wrong with yours then you should try this, I just did it for mine, just 8 screws, can't get any easier.

turn signal switch quick fix pictures

Take care,

O-

[Sean Hamilton]

Originally Posted by prebordao

Does anyone has done it before ???

yep "twice" and failed on each account. Once for the High Beam, and second on the Self Cancelling. Each time spent hours trying to get a permanent fix only to fail again a very short time afterwards. I ended the saga gladly parting with the $$$ for a new switch.

[Daviboy]

Get yourself a new one. It is PITA trying to repair the old one ask me why. Order wait and when you receive it install thats all I have to say about that.....

[williecoyote]

Only one problem. I replaced the original (1985) switch last year. Now the replacement is doing the same thing. Turn signal cancels, high beams come on.
I installed relays on the headlights at the same time that I replaced the dimmer switch fwiw.

[wildcat077]

For what it's worth,go ahead and purchase a new one from Pelican... I bought a used one on this forum and the guy shipped it ten days after i had paid him and had the wrong street name on the mailing address so it took almost one month for me to get it...
All that to save $60.00 dollars off the cost of a new one ....

For anybody attempting the replacement,do yourself a favor and remove the light switch
as it is sooooo... much easier to change/connect the wires with the switch hanging below the front panel !!! Pry off the cover from the switch knob,remove jam nut with a 10mm deep socket and use a small screwdriver to unscrew the plastic "washer"and pop the switch out through the front panel !

[jimbauman]

It's really an easy fix... clean out the built up crud, bend the connectors slightly as described. Mine did it for years until I found the fix on this forum. No problems since...

JB

[cmcfaul]

I bought a new one and installed the relays and it still does the high beam thing all the time.

Chris

73 911 E

[island911]

I had (and easily fixed) the problem --Search under John Walkers posts.

Here is one Headlight dimmer repair?

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

the thicker metal bar above the thin brass strips needs to be bent very slightly toward the brass strips. support it's pivot point when you do the bending or it can pop out. the ends of the brass strips run in a plastic slider that tends to melt in place. if it's melted, replace the switch.

Originally Posted by HarryD

Here's a picture from i_got_an_sc to help you out:



You can read the thread here: turn signal switch quick fix pictures

More info in HarryD's link above