Reply to "Erica needs to get hosed....."

OK, today was "look! Shiny rock!!" day in the garage.... Was supposed to be getting the AC box out of the car...but got side tracked on the lighter revamp (see other post), and a problem that I mentioned in my very first post on this thread!

The Emergency Flasher Switch....it puked it's function on the first day I parked it in the driveway.

Well, being the ever so "how does it work" kinda guy.....and thinking "well, you can't dork it up much worse than it already is, I took the switch apart! With a couple of small screwdrivers, I was able to eventually get the 6 small tabs finagled (that's a word?) out of the slots they were stuck in....and the thing popped apart! Pretty simple device. One moving part and one stationary...and one piece to hold the two pieces together....oh, and a spring!

The stationary piece has a metal arm with a pin in it. The pin is supposed to ride in the recess of the plastic casting which is on the push button section of this thing. It is one of those maze type deals where when you push the button in, the pin is supposed to catch and hold the button section from popping out. Push the button again, and the pin is guided to another path in the casting and then allows the button to pop out. Push and repeat......in, out, in, way out....

I'd always heard about this little "pathway" in the button section getting mucked up and damaged. Well, mine was not damaged! There appeared to be just enuf play in the arm with the pin....to allow the pin to jump out of the groove it was supposed to stay in!

I put a little bend in the metal arm, to force the pin further in towards the center of the assembly. Gotta be careful as I think this is a cast piece of metal....has that look about it...and it won't take much...but apparently a little is OK!

Check out picture....sorry for the blurry.... fought with my auto focus and this was best I could get of this channel for the pin to ride in.

Steve