62 turn signal switch return/cancel - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Angrywood · 04-14-2019, 06:57 PM

On my 62, when i Put the turn signal switch up to signal right and i turn, the knob drops back into place but the right turn light keeps flashing. I have to drop it down to signal left before it cancels the right turn light. The left works just fine. Is it the switch mechanism in the steering wheel or something else? The switch that is located at the bottom of the steering wheel under the dash was recently replaced.

Thanks

**Clyde65** · 04-14-2019, 08:51 PM

Canceling cam possibly with the turn signal switch is my thought

Angrywood · 04-15-2019, 01:12 AM

What’s the canceling cam ?

**Clyde65** · 04-15-2019, 07:37 PM

The part of the switch that actually flips the lever back to Center when you start straightening out the turn...

**Clyde65** · 04-15-2019, 07:39 PM

I may be speaking out of turn. I’m used to 64-66, here is a replacement switch

https://www.tuckersparts.com/Turn-Si...-CTS-6062.html

**bhap** · 04-16-2019, 09:53 AM

Take a look at the hub that holds the turn signal lever. On mine the hub would rotate and the cancel cams would get off center and do what you are describing - stay on in one direction and only cancel if you pull lever all the way in other direction. I centered the hub and tightened the three screws that hold it in place. The other thing you can check is that the bowden cable is secured to the column so it doesn't flex when you turn the signals on and off. I put a couple of cable ties on mine and it has been working pretty good.

Angrywood · 04-17-2019, 06:11 PM

Thanks. I’ll check that out

demian5 · 04-17-2019, 06:44 PM

60 is way goofy. Good luck.

62 Barnfind · 04-21-2019, 10:55 AM

I was having the same problems with my 62. I never could get it to work right so I finally broke down and bought a I did it column.

**62bagger** · 12-02-2023, 11:41 PM

I am having the same problem with the signals on my 62. Is there a certain position for the cancel cam? I think I have all the pieces just not in the correct order.

**bhap** · 12-05-2023, 11:20 AM

It has been a while since I fixed mine, but I think the screw that holds the turn signal lever should be centered in the hole when the signal is off. I would loosen the cable at the bottom of the steering column - which is where the electric happens - and the adjust the cancel mechanism and column housing so that it lines up the screw with the opening for the lever when the detents are in the middle. Tighten up the top then go to cable and switch at bottom of column. Put switch in center position and tighten. As long as you have the springs in place and the cable/stiff wire is free to move along the column, it should work. I think I added a couple of cable ties along the wire so it didn’t flex when the signal was activated.

04-14-2019, 06:57 PM	#1
Angrywood Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Orange County ca Posts: 162	62 turn signal switch return/cancel On my 62, when i Put the turn signal switch up to signal right and i turn, the knob drops back into place but the right turn light keeps flashing. I have to drop it down to signal left before it cancels the right turn light. The left works just fine. Is it the switch mechanism in the steering wheel or something else? The switch that is located at the bottom of the steering wheel under the dash was recently replaced. Thanks

04-14-2019, 08:51 PM	#2
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,546	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel Canceling cam possibly with the turn signal switch is my thought __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

04-15-2019, 01:12 AM	#3
Angrywood Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Orange County ca Posts: 162	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel What’s the canceling cam ?

04-15-2019, 07:37 PM	#4
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,546	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel The part of the switch that actually flips the lever back to Center when you start straightening out the turn... __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

04-15-2019, 07:39 PM	#5
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,546	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel I may be speaking out of turn. I’m used to 64-66, here is a replacement switch https://www.tuckersparts.com/Turn-Si...-CTS-6062.html __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

04-16-2019, 09:53 AM	#6
bhap Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 264	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel Take a look at the hub that holds the turn signal lever. On mine the hub would rotate and the cancel cams would get off center and do what you are describing - stay on in one direction and only cancel if you pull lever all the way in other direction. I centered the hub and tightened the three screws that hold it in place. The other thing you can check is that the bowden cable is secured to the column so it doesn't flex when you turn the signals on and off. I put a couple of cable ties on mine and it has been working pretty good.

04-17-2019, 06:11 PM	#7
Angrywood Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Orange County ca Posts: 162	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel Thanks. I’ll check that out

04-17-2019, 06:44 PM	#8
demian5 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Lake Forest, CA Posts: 2,177	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel 60 is way goofy. Good luck. __________________ "Work hard, use your vacation days." 1970 C15 GMC Long Bed 1986 C20 Scottsdale 1983 K2500 Sierra Classic Suburban 6.2 Instagram: C10sofOC

04-21-2019, 10:55 AM	#9
62 Barnfind Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salado, Tx Posts: 1,374	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel I was having the same problems with my 62. I never could get it to work right so I finally broke down and bought a I did it column. __________________ John Z 1962 Chevy C10 Stepside 62 Barnfind My build tread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=507513

12-02-2023, 11:41 PM	#10
62bagger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Sonora California Posts: 285	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel I am having the same problem with the signals on my 62. Is there a certain position for the cancel cam? I think I have all the pieces just not in the correct order. Attached Images

12-05-2023, 11:20 AM	#11
bhap Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 264	Re: 62 turn signal switch return/cancel It has been a while since I fixed mine, but I think the screw that holds the turn signal lever should be centered in the hole when the signal is off. I would loosen the cable at the bottom of the steering column - which is where the electric happens - and the adjust the cancel mechanism and column housing so that it lines up the screw with the opening for the lever when the detents are in the middle. Tighten up the top then go to cable and switch at bottom of column. Put switch in center position and tighten. As long as you have the springs in place and the cable/stiff wire is free to move along the column, it should work. I think I added a couple of cable ties along the wire so it didn’t flex when the signal was activated.



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