Turn Signal Switch Rebuild?

[KDMatt]

Is there a definitive guide, anywhere, on how to rebuild/clean the T/S Hi/Lo-beam switch?

My highbeams have never worked (lights would just go off), but now the lights (regular beams) have decided to click off just about every time I signal. If I wiggle the stock, or click on/off repeated, quickly, I can get the lights to come back ... OR if I bang on the bottom of the steering column.

So I can only assume there's a connection (or surface) somewhere along the line that's gone bad ... question is, how do I go about taking this stuff apart so I can try to clean it up?

I'm just worried it's a matter of time before I get a ticket for this ...

[KDMatt]

My current question notwithstanding, I actually just noticed that the entire stalk (combo switch and T/S switch) is all loose and that the lights flicker when I move the whole assembly ... and I can only assume that it's grounded off of the chassis? ... so my solution is to maybe try to tighten it down ... somehow?

Edited April 16, 2009 by KDMatt

[esprist]

Is there a definitive guide, anywhere, on how to rebuild/clean the T/S Hi/Lo-beam switch?

My highbeams have never worked (lights would just go off), but now the lights (regular beams) have decided to click off just about every time I signal. If I wiggle the stock, or click on/off repeated, quickly, I can get the lights to come back ... OR if I bang on the bottom of the steering column.

So I can only assume there's a connection (or surface) somewhere along the line that's gone bad ... question is, how do I go about taking this stuff apart so I can try to clean it up?

I'm just worried it's a matter of time before I get a ticket for this ...

Here is my recommandation to you.

I happend to have only pictures for headlight switch assembly here which is little harder to restore....so as a reference here.....You take everything apart, and clean all the conductors with fine grid san paper and put some grease. Many times, platic nippples that goes up and down with tiny spring pops out, or the liitle hosing that holds them in place collapse. Then you need extra donor parts to replace them. I have done this more than 10 times for my friends and stuff. Oh, at the end, paint with semi gloss paint with white inlays for your final touch. I see some people on ebay doing that, but it is easier that it seems. Good luck!

Esprist

[KDMatt]

Okiedokey, so I took off the steering column cover today and started messing around, trying to find my unusual problem ... and sure enough I found that a wire had burned its way loose (yes, a plastic component had literally melted away) ... if I wiggled it a specific way (and held it, pressing HARD) I could get the lights to stay on (and the wire was very very hot of course) ... this wire was red with green strips I believe ... however, I also noticed that when I connected this wire (the red/green) to a black wire in the same plug (presumably ground?) the circuit was complete and the headlights came on! ... furthermore they turned off with the switch ... in fact they pretty much went back to working like they did before ... still sans high beams (I'm assuming that's what the red/yellow lead below the black one was for) when connected to the black wire ...

So, since the original connector for the red/green was pretty much gone, I soldered that lead to the black one, and voila, everything works great! ... lights are plenty bright and come on with the switch ... and most importantly do not die with turn signalling!

... I can only assume that by jumping this circuit the way I did, I've cut out the high-beam circuit completely (which is fine seeing as they never worked anyway?) ... though someone who is more experienced with the wiring really ought to chime in seeing as I'm still sort of confused as to how piggybacking this lead to a black lead (which is usually ground, right?) got the lights to work just fine...???

[rsicard]

Is there a definitive guide, anywhere, on how to rebuild/clean the T/S Hi/Lo-beam switch?

My highbeams have never worked (lights would just go off), but now the lights (regular beams) have decided to click off just about every time I signal. If I wiggle the stock, or click on/off repeated, quickly, I can get the lights to come back ... OR if I bang on the bottom of the steering column.

So I can only assume there's a connection (or surface) somewhere along the line that's gone bad ... question is, how do I go about taking this stuff apart so I can try to clean it up?

I'm just worried it's a matter of time before I get a ticket for this ...

For the price that Zs-ondabrain rebuilds the lever/switches and his expertise have him rebuild same and modify the headlight, turn signal and running lights with his modification harnesses. Then you are rid of the Japanese design problem.