On Feb 25, 2006, at 3:20 PM, Bud Osbourne wrote:
> OOPS!! Belay the disassembly! I just remembered that I never even
> had to
> take the Lucas switch apart. I just kept loading it up with Gibbs
> Penetrant, until it was freed-up, and the corrosion dissolved
> (internal AND
> external). It was that simple. It was the CHINK switch that I
> took apart,
> to check it out. As I remember, the Chinks apparently decided to save
> production costs by not employing any solder. It was the lousy
> compression
> connections which were causing the trouble. You can fix them, but,
> then
> you've STILL got a POS Chink switch, that's just gonna find yet
> ANOTHER way
> to fail. So, spend your time and effort on the old Lucas stuff.
> It's far,
> far better quality than anything the Chinks are ever gonna dump on us,
> through Moss or VB.
Bud,
Larry was looking for a switch to install in the car immediately, he
was 90 miles away from me and had broken the switch while removing
it. I wasn't in a position to help him repair the switch or give
him the spare I have on the shelf ;(
I have successfully rebuilt several Lucas stop light switches by
taking them apart, repairing and then crimping them back together.
(It can be done ;)
I'd rather repair the original Lucas parts than buy the "new" (made
in India) Lucas green boxed stuff ;)
Kevin
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