Frank,
This is indeed your problem. The lobe on the shaft must be positioned
between the arms on the switch when the wheel is straight. Otherwise
there is not enough movement of the wheel to actuate the cancel arms.
It usually shows up as one side working and one side not. THe side that
works will be closer to the lobe than the other one. If it were 180
degrees out, it may not actuate either side.
One other thing to check for is alignment of the switch. It must be
positioned close enough to the lobe so the arms will actually contact
the lobe when it turns.
Good Luck,
Joe Curry
Bandre Frank Contractor AMC/SCP wrote:
>
> Working down the list of repairs for my TR6 and now on the turn signals.
>
> The self-canceling will not work. Pulled the trun signal assembly off the
> steering column and the two cams and springs are in place and seem to move
> okay. Does the placement of the steering column make a difference. The
> column (in the engine compartment) was removed when the car was stripped
> down to bare metal and repainted. When it was replaced, the steering wheel
> was about 90 degrees off from its original position and needed to be
> recentered. Would this cause the problem? Does the column need to be
> adjusted? TIA
>
> Frank Bandre
>
> '76 TR6 CF57005U
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