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Re: FW: Dash light dimmer

To: barneymg@juno.com
Subject: Re: FW: Dash light dimmer
From: miker15@juno.com
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 14:06:37 EDT
On Fri, 22 Aug 1997 04:58:11 EDT barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
writes:

>Thought for sure someone would ante this up by now.
>
>The dash knob with the little push button in the bottom of the knob?  
>That button is attached to a little leaf spring which is attached to 
>the metal shaft inside.  That metal shaft is part of the switch.  The 
>plastic knob is just one piece of plastic, nothing else.  The knob has 
>a hole that fits on the shaft.  That hole has (usually) one flat side 
>to keep the knob from rotating on the shaft.
>
>To remove the knob, press in on the little metal button and pull the 
>knob off the shaft.  If the button does not move in, PRESS HARDER.
>
>The button moves in but the knob still doesn't come off?  Press in on 
>the little metal button and PULL HARDER.  Sometimes they can be pretty 
>tight after many years on the shaft.
>
>Barney Gaylord
>1958 MGA

Then when you've broken it get out the moss catalogue and order a new one

mike robson
69 roadster
70 BGT
72 roadster

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