Turn signal cancel problems....grrr
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Tuned
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From: Phoenix since 4/05
Turn signal cancel problems....grrr
I've replaced the little plastic turn signal cancel goodie 3-4 times now and I'm sure getting tired of it. Last time I got a whole junkyard switch unit in good shape but the thing broke a tab AGAIN after a couple months. It's a tilt wheel.
Any ideas as to why I have so much trouble with this thing? I hesitate to spring for a new one from Ford (for prolly 1/2 the cost of a replacement truck) just to break it again in a couple months.
TIA
Any ideas as to why I have so much trouble with this thing? I hesitate to spring for a new one from Ford (for prolly 1/2 the cost of a replacement truck) just to break it again in a couple months.
TIA
More Turbo
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Pennsylvania
The plastic cams are definitely weak, I've owned my truck for about four and a half years and I'm on my third complete switch. OEM ones are probably near impossible to find, so I wouldn't bother looking for one unless you have time or special connections. Aftermarket ones are in the $80-90 range new, but they're not very sturdy either. The first one I used to replace it was defective, another one was put in when it got inspected and one of the tabs in that snapped after a few months.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Northern California
My cancel cams have been broke for twenty years.
I just have the habit of turning them off manually...
The cancel cams you can buy in the help section are not very good and won't last long at all. I wouldn't bother with them...
I just have the habit of turning them off manually...
The cancel cams you can buy in the help section are not very good and won't last long at all. I wouldn't bother with them...
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Huh?
Odd, I've never run into this problem my entire life.
And, I'm about 10 years older than you.
Not in my experience; for what year truck are we looking? I see the tilt-wheel requirement but I still need to know the year....
And, I'm about 10 years older than you.
Not in my experience; for what year truck are we looking? I see the tilt-wheel requirement but I still need to know the year....
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Clarification
Actually, I should clarify this...
My 1970 Mustang (first HS car) developed a problem in the switch, something about only one brake light working is all I remember.
But I don't think the cancel mechanism ever broke, nor did it on any of my parents' cars from the 60s, 70s & 80s.
My 1970 Mustang (first HS car) developed a problem in the switch, something about only one brake light working is all I remember.
But I don't think the cancel mechanism ever broke, nor did it on any of my parents' cars from the 60s, 70s & 80s.
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Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Mankato, MN
The pin that goes around the steering column wasn't set it the right in the wheel. I had problems for months, then took it apart and rebuilt it. It's been working great for a month... hopefully it continues to work.
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