Need a quick blip of know-how!

[EScanlon]

The ring around both types of hazard switches has a pair of holes in it for the use of a spanner wrench. A spanner wrench has the typical "U" shape of a wrench, but has a pair of pins on the side of the wrench. Those pins fit into the holes on the wring. Your most common use of this type of tool is to remove grinder wheels from the spindle shaft on a grinder.

If you don't have a spanner wrench of this size, see if you can find a pair of bent-nose needle tip pliers. Insert the tips into the holes and unscrew the ring just like a regular screw (Lefty-Loosey; Righty-Tighty). I've tried doing this with an e-clip plier, but found that the throat of the plier is not big enough to accept the shaft / handle of the switch and that the pins are somewhat fragile for this type of application.

Hope this helps.

[gema]

I'll have to buy a spanner wrench of appropiate size off the tool truck tomorrow morning. Good thing I work at a car dealership!!! =D!!!

[EScanlon]

Save your money!

A pair of bent needle nose pliers will work just fine and have more uses than that spanner wrench!

Enrique

[gema]

Got the ring off, but the switch doesn't exactly pop out with a turn and pull. On another note, the blower works when tapped to a battery but not when plugged into the car...which leads me to believe i have a bad switch =/. Oh well...at least I'm making headway!

[EScanlon]

The Hazard Switch itself comes out from BEHIND the dash. The ring just holds it in place in the dash from the front.

There may be a wire harness finger clamp back there preventing you from pulling the switch out directly, but if you can feel back there you should be able to spread the fingers and remove the switch. The switch does have 2 wire harness connects that it connects to the wiring harness with.

As far as your heater blower, it may be that the power to the switch has been shunted. Since it plugs in just like a radio would, it isn't unusual to discover that people have either blown the fuse and not replaced or used the power line to the motor as a source for an aftermarket radio.

2¢

Enrique

[gema]

Now, would that fuse be a fuse in the box, or an inline fusible link? And for that matter, there are certainly a few stray wires behind my heater control panel (aftermarket radio evidence), but I have no idea which one would power the switch...how many wires and of what color should be in the switch? I WILL make this thing work. No one acquainted with the Z's and talented in electrical near Annapolis, MD, is there? I'll pay gas and food! =(

[EScanlon]

Should be an INLINE fuse if I recall, but not a fusible link.

Have you gotten the Wiring Schematic for your year of car?

That will go a long way in helping troubleshoot.

Enrique

[gema]

I have the FSM, but I can't locate the blower motor on it. Now, from past experiences I've seen (customers cars)...where's the blower motor resistor on this car? I should've checked it a long time ago, but it would make sense as to why tapping the blower makes it work, but it doesn't work when plugged in. So where's it at =D!

[gema]

For some reason the above post seems to be faulty...errr...