I'm happy to - once I get another switch and prove success! If I don't
come up with one in too long, I'll do it anyway. Jay
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com> wrote:
> Jay
> Looks like a very good opportunity for pictures and a detailed Tech
> tip article.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Jay Laifman
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 4:18 PM
> To: Tiger's Den
> Subject: [Tigers] Ignition Switch
>
>
> Due to Theo's and others' suggestions that I should be sure the contacts
> are
> smooth, and not just sanded (though it was very fine paper), I decided to
> drill out the little rivet that holds the pieces to gether, planning on
> replacing it with a small bolt with two nuts, as a lock nut.
>
> I got it apart. It is now easy to polish up all the surfaces and put it
> back together. And it is very easy to put it back together. I even got a
> perfect small bolt, washers and nuts and the local hardware store.
>
> That said, once I had it apart, I discovered that the small tab that pushes
> against the rotational spring, that rotates the key back after starting the
> car, is broken. That is, there are two springs (and again, this makes so
> much simple sense once you have the parts in your hands). There are two
> springs, one that you can see that keeps pressure on the rotating ring that
> makes electrical contact. There is another spring that is hidden inside.
> Somehow the tab that pushes against the inner spring was broken in half. I
> do not know if it happened while I was rotating things to get in there and
> sand, or while I was pulling the parts apart. It may have already been
> broken before I pulled it out of the car.
>
> At this point, I ordered a new switch from SS for $30 and change. I will
> put my key/tumbler in and should be fine.
>
> In the meantime, I will keep my eyes open for a used switch that I can pull
> apart rebuild the one I have, and replace that plastic part that broke.
> Anyone have an extra I can buy and finish fixing the other one?
>
> If all goes well, I will put that one back in the car and save the new one
> for the future.
>
> Jay
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