54greg

I'm trying R & R my turn signal switch. How does the horn button come off?

Sky65

Just get your finger tips under it a give it a tug. Just pops off.

54greg

As always thanks

Hitch

The thing is once you get the horn button off you will not be able to see the turn signal switch. To get to the horn switch you will have to remove the steering shaft from the car then you will see the turn signal switch. This will require disconnecting the shaft from the steering box and the clamp from the firewall. The shaft will slide out and you will see the turn signal switch on the steering column. It's not that bad to do yourself. Dave

justatoy

to replace turn signal switch does the column have to come out ?

JohnZ

Nope - no need to remove the column to access the turn signal switch on a '66. Pull the steering wheel and you'll be staring at it.

DZVette

Check the attached PDF file. It should give you a feel for the components you will be looking at. As JohnZ says above, you will need to pull the hub. The wheel comes off by removing the 6 phillips-head screws around the perimeter. Depending on your wheel puller I suppose you could leave the wheel attached to the hub and pull them together.

Good luck!

DZ

Hitch

John do you mean pull the hub? If I pull just the steering wheel by removing the 6 screws is the horn plunger and that is about it. Am I forgetting something? I chose to pull the steering wheel with the hub attached and disconnect from the rag joint. This reduces the risk that can be associated with pulling the hub. JMO that is easier. Dave

54greg

Thanks JohnZ. I was getting concerned for a moment there.

Wow DZVette those are great pictures!! Thanks

Hitch

Don't understand why you are getting concerned about disconnecting the steering shaft. John is correct you can get to the turn signal switch but once you remove the steering wheel you will have to remove the steering hub. This will require a hub puller and hope that the threads do not pull out of that aluminium hub.

I just chose to undo the steering shaft from the rag joint then pull the column out. Just a different way of completing the same task.

Here is a good pic another forum member posted before. If you pull the steering wheel by it self you will not even see the turn signal switch. You will either have to use a hub puller and pull the hub off or pull the steering shaft..




Here is a good thread about rebuilding your steering column with some great information from 62Jeff.. Dave

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...teering+column

JohnZ

I meant "pull the steering wheel" to include the hub; you don't have to remove the wheel from the hub first. No risk, no fiddling with the rag joint - just attach a steering wheel puller with its two bolts and pull it, and you'll be staring at the turn signal switch.

DZVette

Here's a few pics of what you'll see when you pull the horn button. As John indicates, you can pull the wheel and hub together. I've done it that way.
DZ

splidecision63

Hey Greg,
It a snap. I just pulled my steering wheel today. If you have problems with your steering wheel coming off, Let me know I can help. Been there done that. If you are going to replace your wiring harness, the National Corvette Museum is selling new steering column wiring harness on E Bay. I bought one a couple of weeks ago for 50.00. They must have several, there is one on e bay now. Starting bid is 50.00, but no one bid against me.
Hope you like the hard top pic'

George

rickjaffe

where do you get a hub puller?

Tom454

Autoparts store.... steering wheel puller... common item.

Paul L

If you leave a small deposit, you can borrow one from most auto parts stores.

Tom454

Here's one for $6.88... they have high end models for $10.

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...artnumber=5891

as400jockey

I was able to get at my turn signal switch and replace it without removing the steering shaft...

66 Coupe... Here's what I did:

Disconnect battery.
Pull horn button.
Remove nut holding steering hub to shaft.
MARK THE SHAFT TO LINE UP WITH THE MARK ON THE HUB.
Pull hub with steering wheel puller. Wheel is still attached to hub.
Remove turn signal arm.
Disconnect turn signal from wiring from harness.
Remove three screws holding switch to the switch cover.
Remove the two screws holding the steering column to the dashboard.
Yank the switch wires halfway out - to get past the sheath - loosens things up.
Remove the steering column mast retainer.
Slide the switch farther out, dragging the switch cover with it.
Slide the mount bracket off the column, bringing the rest of the cable with it.

I still have to pull the steering shaft, but that's because I want to replace the rag joint. And maybe I'll paint the column while I'm in there...

Railroadman

Just like John Z said in post #6, 11 years ago.....

as400jockey

Correct, I was staring at it. But it required more stuff to be pulled before I could actually get it out. Well, I could have cut the wires and pulled it out, but that wouldn't work for re-installing...