[DeTomaso] Turn Signal Switch Sale

[SOBill at aol.com]

If your turn switch works OK, a new switch would be a sort  of insurance.  
How long will your switch last? How long will Wilkinson  have new switches 
in stock? Not very expensive insurance.
 
95% of all the switches I get can be repaired completely.  5% are broken 
such that they can be repaired but the turn signal must canceled  manually. 
How long will SOBill be around?
 
So, as long as SOBill can still motate, you have about a 95% chance  of 
having a fully working repaired switch for $75. If you can live with manually  
canceling the turn signal you have a 99% (nothing is 100%) chance of having 
a  working switch for $75.
 
So, you pays your money and you takes your  chance. 
 
Here's how to remove the switch without tears:
 
 
To remove the  switch, you must drop the steering column. 
Go to a hardware store  and get two 8 x 1.25 mm x 40 mm (about 1 ½ inch) 
bolts. Longer is better. Do not  try this without the 8 x 1.25 mm bolts. 
Remove one of the steering column  two rear clamp bolts completely. Screw one of 
the new long bolts into the hole  where you removed the first regular bolt. 
Remove the second rear bolt. Screw the  second long bolt into the second 
hole. Remove the remaining two front bolts  (mine are Allen head) and drop the 
column down. The long bolts will support the  column, but more important, 
they will align the column clamp holes when you put  the whole thing back in 
place with only two hands and limited tolerance for  frustration. You will 
thank me for this method, believe  me. 
Remove the screws  holding the switch cover in place. Remove the screws 
holding the switch clamp in  place. Unplug the switch harness. Put the various 
bolts, screws, and the cover  in a baggie. You can drive the car without the 
switch but you will have no  headlights, turn signals, or horn. 
While you have the  switch out, you should replace the ignition switch 
terminal strip with a better  grade terminal strip (Google Ideal barrier strip 
#89-612 ...... cut off a 4  position section) or the Ignition Switch Bypass 
relay module from _http://www.pantera-electronics.com/ingswtch.html_ 
(http://www.pantera-electronics.com/ingswtch.html) .
 
Have fun,
 
SOBill  Taylor
sobill at aol.com