Correct Order for Cig Lighter Assembly
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Correct Order for Cig Lighter Assembly
I'm in the process of installing a new instrument panel bezel and didn't expect the cig lighter to have so many pieces inside. Long story short, they all fell out before I could note how they all go back together. Does anyone happen to know the correct order for the several pieces? I'm not having much luck trying to guess.
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Check the diagram here: http://store.gmpartshouse.com/parts/...agramCallOut=4
Item 5 slips in from the front and then item 6 is a retaining piece that screws onto the back of item 5 and keeps it tight to the bezel. Then your electrical connections snap onto a metal stud on the back of Item 5. Those are all the parts that my console cig lighter has on it, besides the lighter itself.
Item 5 slips in from the front and then item 6 is a retaining piece that screws onto the back of item 5 and keeps it tight to the bezel. Then your electrical connections snap onto a metal stud on the back of Item 5. Those are all the parts that my console cig lighter has on it, besides the lighter itself.
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The socket itself has several small pieces inside of it. Under the nut that secures the assembly is a U-shaped metal contact point, two metal washers, one large and one small, and a plastic washer. These had to be put back together in the correct order to avoid constantly blowing the fuse. I finally gave up on guessing and went to the local parts store to see how the sockets they had were assembled. I reassembled mine according to the order I noted at the parts store and now have a working lighter socket again. I hadn't realized the entire back housing unscrewed. At least now I understand the inner workings of a cig lighter, for whatever that's worth....
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Didn't know you took the entire socket apart - 
. Glad you got it all back together again - sometimes it can get confusing when it comes to reassembling the pieces.
. Glad you got it all back together again - sometimes it can get confusing when it comes to reassembling the pieces.
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