Turn switch? Signals only turn on with brakes. Can I bypass?
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Turn switch? Signals only turn on with brakes. Can I bypass?
Hello!
I think my turn signal switch in the column is bad. Can you confirm?
My turn signals don't work when I attempt to turn them on using the arm on the steering column.
But when I press the brakes, all 4 turn indicators light up solid.
Previously to this, the turn signal switch would no longer hold the signal left or right. When I would press down on the arm, the indicator would light up, but I would have to hold the arm in that position. Otherwise the arm would just spring back to center and the indicator would stop.
It seems to me that I need to replace the switch at the bottom of that turn signal arm. I imagine the wiring for the brakes and the indicators are somehow related.
If my assumption is true; how far down do I have to dig in to the column before I get to that switch? I have a very bad history with steering columns. I lose or break all the little parts. But I've never torn in to a Ford column before. I'm hoping the switch is very close to the steering wheel and someone is going to tell me that this is the easiest thing to replace. *hoping*
I'm also wondering if someone can tell me which wires in the bundle that leads in to the column are managing the signals and brakes. I have an unused toggle switch on my dash and I would prefer to temporarily route the indicators through that dash switch than destroy yet another steering column.
I think my turn signal switch in the column is bad. Can you confirm?
My turn signals don't work when I attempt to turn them on using the arm on the steering column.
But when I press the brakes, all 4 turn indicators light up solid.
Previously to this, the turn signal switch would no longer hold the signal left or right. When I would press down on the arm, the indicator would light up, but I would have to hold the arm in that position. Otherwise the arm would just spring back to center and the indicator would stop.
It seems to me that I need to replace the switch at the bottom of that turn signal arm. I imagine the wiring for the brakes and the indicators are somehow related.
If my assumption is true; how far down do I have to dig in to the column before I get to that switch? I have a very bad history with steering columns. I lose or break all the little parts. But I've never torn in to a Ford column before. I'm hoping the switch is very close to the steering wheel and someone is going to tell me that this is the easiest thing to replace. *hoping*
I'm also wondering if someone can tell me which wires in the bundle that leads in to the column are managing the signals and brakes. I have an unused toggle switch on my dash and I would prefer to temporarily route the indicators through that dash switch than destroy yet another steering column.
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1980/86 F100/350 & Bronco Turn Sugnal Switches
The T/S flasher (D1FZ-13350-A / Motorcraft SF-552B) plugs into the fuse box.
It's round, about 3" long and has two prongs on it.
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1980/83 F100/350 & Bronco: There are two different T/S switches:
E1HZ-13341-HA (replaced E1HZ-13341-K) .. T/S Switch-Use without Tilt Steering Wheel / Available from Ford.
MSRP: $87.00 // FTE sponsor PARTSGUYED.COM price: $62.64.
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E1TZ-13341-D .. T/S Switch-Use with Tilt Steering Wheel / Obsolete / 16 available NOS.
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1984 F150/350 & Bronco: There are two different T/S switches:
E4TZ-13341-A .. T/S Switch-Use without Tilt Steering Wheel / Obsolete / 26 available NOS.
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E4TZ13341-B .. T/S Switch-Use with Tilt Steering Wheel / Obsolete/ 5 available NOS.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
1985/86 F150/350 & Bronco: There are two different T/S switches:
E5TZ-13341-E .. T/S Switch-Use without Tilt Steering Wheel / Obsolete / 41 available NOS.
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E5TZ-13341-B .. T/S Switch-Use with Tilt Steering Wheel / Available from Ford.
MSRP: $114.00 // PARTSGUYED.COM: $82.08.
Note: Some peeps are unaware that they have a tilt wheel, because...The tilt wheel is operated by the T/S handle-press it forward: BOING!
It's round, about 3" long and has two prongs on it.
======================================
1980/83 F100/350 & Bronco: There are two different T/S switches:
E1HZ-13341-HA (replaced E1HZ-13341-K) .. T/S Switch-Use without Tilt Steering Wheel / Available from Ford.
MSRP: $87.00 // FTE sponsor PARTSGUYED.COM price: $62.64.
-------------------------------------------------------------
E1TZ-13341-D .. T/S Switch-Use with Tilt Steering Wheel / Obsolete / 16 available NOS.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
1984 F150/350 & Bronco: There are two different T/S switches:
E4TZ-13341-A .. T/S Switch-Use without Tilt Steering Wheel / Obsolete / 26 available NOS.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E4TZ13341-B .. T/S Switch-Use with Tilt Steering Wheel / Obsolete/ 5 available NOS.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
1985/86 F150/350 & Bronco: There are two different T/S switches:
E5TZ-13341-E .. T/S Switch-Use without Tilt Steering Wheel / Obsolete / 41 available NOS.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E5TZ-13341-B .. T/S Switch-Use with Tilt Steering Wheel / Available from Ford.
MSRP: $114.00 // PARTSGUYED.COM: $82.08.
Note: Some peeps are unaware that they have a tilt wheel, because...The tilt wheel is operated by the T/S handle-press it forward: BOING!
#5
In terms of location in the column, once you take off the steering wheel, the turn signal switch is the very first thing you find. It's held in by three phillips-head screws, if memory serves, and the arm comes out by unscrewing it as well (near the base, you'll see some flat indents, that's where you can stick a crescent wrench to loosen it up). The wiring runs out the back and all the way down the column where it attaches into a gray plastic horseshoe connector, so the tricky/irritating part to installing a new one is running that bundle of wires back down there, although the covering of the steering column is essentially just a plastic "sleeve" that you can take off if need be. Other than that, though, it's not too complicated of an ordeal. Good luck and have fun!
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