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skokie · 11-18-2007, 07:36 PM

I am swapping out the turn signal switch in my tilt column and I need to know how to do it. It doesn't look like it goes in without taking the column apart.

Brad

Gray Ghost · 11-18-2007, 08:07 PM

If you are talking about the plastic plate the stalk screws into, it's really easy. Took me five minutes after studying it for a minute. I think there were three screws and a clip.

skokie · 11-18-2007, 08:17 PM

So is it pretty much put in in there and wiggle it around to get it to lock in place or is it more involved? I can just see me breaking the hazard switch now

Gray Ghost · 11-18-2007, 08:40 PM

Not really. It is a bit fussy to get in, but I didn't break mine and I am the world's best 'breaker' when it comes to stuff like this.

skokie · 11-18-2007, 10:54 PM

How did you do it? Did you have to turn it or twist it? How far does it sit in?

bent · 11-19-2007, 12:41 AM

all i had to do to get to mine is pull the wheel and pull the three screws and then pull on it and then reverse the process. thats the way it was with my 79 and my 82 so hope this helps and gl to ya

skokie · 11-19-2007, 12:25 PM

When I took out the original one it was removed the screws and pretty much pry it out. I can get the new one in but it wont go in as far as the original one did. Cant figure out what I am doing wrong.

c10addict · 11-19-2007, 12:45 PM

the wires always try to bunch up behind the switch... you may have to pull them from the outside of the collumn while putting the switch in...

Gray Ghost · 11-19-2007, 07:38 PM

Yep...the right side was a tricky one at first, then I put a little force behind the pressing and it slipped in with a click.

skokie · 11-19-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Buffalo Elk

Yep...the right side was a tricky one at first, then I put a little force behind the pressing and it slipped in with a click.

So did you angle in the hazard knob first then move the left side in while pulling the wire harness?

Gray Ghost · 11-20-2007, 07:39 AM

Actually I installed it the other way around....left side in first, then the right.

skokie · 11-20-2007, 11:59 AM

When I tried to install it I angled it to the right trying not to knock off the hazard switch (which didn't work). So after I broke the hazard switch I tried installing it as is for practice and this sucker will not go in. I checked the old one vs the new one and they are identical in size. I am thinking it has to be the wiring harness somehow but I cant where it is hanging up at. I will keep at it and one way or another I will figure this out.

Gray Ghost · 11-23-2007, 10:45 PM

Mine snapped right in after a bit of work on the right side....sorry to hear you are having a hard time with it.

11-18-2007, 07:36 PM	#1
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Turn Signal Switch I am swapping out the turn signal switch in my tilt column and I need to know how to do it. It doesn't look like it goes in without taking the column apart. Brad __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

11-18-2007, 08:07 PM	#2
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: Turn Signal Switch If you are talking about the plastic plate the stalk screws into, it's really easy. Took me five minutes after studying it for a minute. I think there were three screws and a clip. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

11-18-2007, 08:17 PM	#3
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: Turn Signal Switch So is it pretty much put in in there and wiggle it around to get it to lock in place or is it more involved? I can just see me breaking the hazard switch now __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

11-18-2007, 08:40 PM	#4
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: Turn Signal Switch Not really. It is a bit fussy to get in, but I didn't break mine and I am the world's best 'breaker' when it comes to stuff like this. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

11-18-2007, 10:54 PM	#5
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: Turn Signal Switch How did you do it? Did you have to turn it or twist it? How far does it sit in? __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

11-19-2007, 12:41 AM	#6
bent The master of disaster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warsaw Texas Posts: 249	Re: Turn Signal Switch all i had to do to get to mine is pull the wheel and pull the three screws and then pull on it and then reverse the process. thats the way it was with my 79 and my 82 so hope this helps and gl to ya __________________ 1994 Chevy Project in the works Life is like a jar of japalino's what you do today will burn youre a$$ tomorrow!

11-19-2007, 12:25 PM	#7
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: Turn Signal Switch When I took out the original one it was removed the screws and pretty much pry it out. I can get the new one in but it wont go in as far as the original one did. Cant figure out what I am doing wrong. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

11-19-2007, 12:45 PM	#8
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: Turn Signal Switch the wires always try to bunch up behind the switch... you may have to pull them from the outside of the collumn while putting the switch in... __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

11-19-2007, 07:38 PM	#9
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: Turn Signal Switch Yep...the right side was a tricky one at first, then I put a little force behind the pressing and it slipped in with a click. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

11-20-2007, 07:39 AM	#11
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: Turn Signal Switch Actually I installed it the other way around....left side in first, then the right. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

11-20-2007, 11:59 AM	#12
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: Turn Signal Switch When I tried to install it I angled it to the right trying not to knock off the hazard switch (which didn't work). So after I broke the hazard switch I tried installing it as is for practice and this sucker will not go in. I checked the old one vs the new one and they are identical in size. I am thinking it has to be the wiring harness somehow but I cant where it is hanging up at. I will keep at it and one way or another I will figure this out. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

11-23-2007, 10:45 PM	#13
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: Turn Signal Switch Mine snapped right in after a bit of work on the right side....sorry to hear you are having a hard time with it. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.



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