Turn signal switch - replace in car?
07-28-2010, 12:49 PM
#23
Did you get the column off of ebay from a guy in Ohio by any chance.I bought one from him and sent it back for a refund after fooling with him over a month and a half.He claims to rebuild everything and to have 20 years exp doing it.He builds them with a bunch of used and new parts from othere columns and calls it good.Im going to find an original column and do it myself.
07-28-2010, 09:11 PM
#24
1969/1971/1976 Coupes
Did you get the column off of ebay from a guy in Ohio by any chance.I bought one from him and sent it back for a refund after fooling with him over a month and a half.He claims to rebuild everything and to have 20 years exp doing it.He builds them with a bunch of used and new parts from othere columns and calls it good.Im going to find an original column and do it myself.
Terry
07-28-2010, 09:20 PM
#25
1969/1971/1976 Coupes
Glad to see I am not the only one to do the plug transplant. Bubbafying crossed my mind the whole time I was doing it but to be frankly honest, I wasn't about to pull everything apart without at least trying to switch the plug carriers first.
07-28-2010, 09:41 PM
#26
1969/1971/1976 Coupes
07-29-2010, 02:24 PM
#27
The biggest problem that I found with changing the switch was fishing the switch wires up through the column head. The plastic "harmonica" connector tends to **** inside the column head and causes a real headache. Taping the connector to the wires can help. I always found that with the column out of the car, fishing the wires was a lot easier.
Some people have found that they can disconnect the individual wires from the plastic "harmonica" connector. Straighten a heavy paper clip or use a very thin blade screwdriver. Insert it into the "harmonica" connector from the contact side to disengage each wire and contact. There should be a small molded square channel in the connector that will guide you to a metal tang on the contact that holds it in place. Once you depress the tang and pop the wire and contact out of the connector, you should take a small knife blade and bend the tang back out so that it will engage the connector correctly upon reinstallation. The turn signal switch wiring can now be fed separately through the column.
Obviously, keep good track as to which wire came out of which connector position.
These three papers should help disassemble the steering column.
http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/T&TColumnD&R115DE05.doc
http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/T&TColumnD&R217DE05.doc
http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/T&TDis...age122MY05.doc
Good luck,
Jim
Some people have found that they can disconnect the individual wires from the plastic "harmonica" connector. Straighten a heavy paper clip or use a very thin blade screwdriver. Insert it into the "harmonica" connector from the contact side to disengage each wire and contact. There should be a small molded square channel in the connector that will guide you to a metal tang on the contact that holds it in place. Once you depress the tang and pop the wire and contact out of the connector, you should take a small knife blade and bend the tang back out so that it will engage the connector correctly upon reinstallation. The turn signal switch wiring can now be fed separately through the column.
Obviously, keep good track as to which wire came out of which connector position.
These three papers should help disassemble the steering column.
http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/T&TColumnD&R115DE05.doc
http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/T&TColumnD&R217DE05.doc
http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/T&TDis...age122MY05.doc
Good luck,
Jim
Jim is correct, I just replaced my turn signal switch on my 73 with a tilt wheel, you don't have to unbolt the columm from the dash, you do need a wheel puller and a tool to compress everything and re- install the lock retainer for the tilt control which they sell at Pep Boys.I found which worked well to install the new harmonica connector thru the columm(you'll see a slot there for this) is I used electrial tape to tightly wrap the wires and protect them, then a fishing leader line attached to the connector, and sprayed the connector and inside the columm with lithium grease, it made things alot easier getting the connector thru.....
03-09-2016, 10:52 AM
#29
You can go to your local GM dealer or you can also find it in the Zip Store right here on line. Look under T&T Column. Or you can go to other Vette suppliers.
On this forum click on Store (In the Red Bar); C3 Parts; 68-82 Steering Systems; 68-82 Steering Column; 69-82 Tilt & Telescoping; Steering Column Component; 69-82 Cancelling Cam Retainer - Plastic
Jim
On this forum click on Store (In the Red Bar); C3 Parts; 68-82 Steering Systems; 68-82 Steering Column; 69-82 Tilt & Telescoping; Steering Column Component; 69-82 Cancelling Cam Retainer - Plastic
Jim
Finally found one!!! Paragon Corvette part #4338.
Last edited by mikebloedel; 03-09-2016 at 11:41 AM. Reason: Found part
