[DeTomaso] Hazard warning switch

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/29/07 5:47:36 PM, red3644 at hotmail.com writes:

> Dirty or broken contact I guess.  Can you get these apart?  Cleaning 
> ideas?  Replace it with what?
> 
Two weeks ago there was such a thread. On the back of the switch are metal 
tabs; bend them straight and the body comes apart. The innards are spring-loaded 
and a cam-groove is cut into the side of the body. A contactor rides in the 
slot and makes contact with various points as its pushed in. What usually 
happens is the plastic body swells as a result of 35 years of spring pressure and 
the contactor pops out of the groove. I shimmed mine back into its groove; 
others use a small hose clamp around the OD to squeeze the body back into a 
cylinder rather than a barrel shape. If you absolutely cannot fix it, the switch 
from an early '70s Alfa seems to be similar but with slightly different wire 
posts. Good luck- J Deryke


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