Hi All, I'm looking for some guru advice here, please.
I'm wondering if anyone can help me put this Humpty Dumpty switch back together again?
It's the High Beams "module" on the wiper switch, 87 924S/square dash that I've buggered-up.
I'd had these stalks/arms off the steering column a couple of times during my Renovation project. As I was preparing to run the car through Connecticut's DMV inspection, I noticed that while my low beams worked fine [as in, (a) lights pop up AND b) sealed beams illuminate], my high beams wouldn't. Some investigation revealed that when I reinstalled the column switches, I hadn't tucked the tab from the left stalk/turn signal arm under the receiving tab on "high beam module" (my terminology) on the Wiper arm assembly, so my physical action of pulling the stalk arm toward me was not being translated to the electrical switch, which is located in the wiper stalk. I took it apart, put it back together properly, thus restoring the high beam functionality and duly patted myself on the back.
BUT ... then, in the DMV inspection lane, my low beams would not work. I got a pass (phew!) but this morning have been investigating, checking voltages here and there, and confirmed the fuses and sealed beams are both still good, and realized that THE LAST THING I TOUCHED might most likely be the culprit. (The motorized lights pop up fine, the high beams/brights work fine.)
So I removed the stalk assemblies and investigated the "high beam module" on the wiper stalk and popped-off it's little cover. STUPID ME: it's occupant parts leapt out, luckily onto the bench (and not the garage floor).
The innards of this "module" were, by the way, pretty nasty, i.e., corroded. I've cleaned them, but I'm still trying to figure out where a couple of bits go.
I've loosely put two copper conductors in place
but what about that little "bullet/spring switch" and the other, fork-shaped doohicky? Anyone been intimate with one of these switches before?
And/or: anyone have a good one kicking around? The plastic body of mine also has a crack ... likely common in all of them by now (?) It looks like they're NLA, but I see an NOS one available.
Sage wisdom welcomed!
thanks, John
The two wonky copper conductors had fallen out, but this appears to be where they go. I'll get them in straight before assembly.
