turn signal switch cleaning
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turn signal switch cleaning
Has anyone cleaned their turn signal switch contacts?
How did you clean the "top" side of the switch that you don't/can't see.
I can clean the contacts on the bottom that can be seen when moving the switch up and down.
Can't get to the entire contact part on the bottom but it's better than before.
This turn signal switch was in a junkyard steering column for no idea how long exposed to elements.
Some of the copper was green and I have it shiny for the most part again.
But it works, and I'd like to keep it that way. I plan on putting a dab of dielectric grease onto the bottom and
hope for the best if nothing else.
I don't really want to take it apart unless I know it will sandwich together again easily.
How did you clean the "top" side of the switch that you don't/can't see.
I can clean the contacts on the bottom that can be seen when moving the switch up and down.
Can't get to the entire contact part on the bottom but it's better than before.
This turn signal switch was in a junkyard steering column for no idea how long exposed to elements.
Some of the copper was green and I have it shiny for the most part again.
But it works, and I'd like to keep it that way. I plan on putting a dab of dielectric grease onto the bottom and
hope for the best if nothing else.
I don't really want to take it apart unless I know it will sandwich together again easily.
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I don't know if you still have a radio shack in your area, but this stuff is what you need. If you can find a little crack or hole, and drown the guts of the switch with this stuff as you are moving it back and forth, it will fix it and lubricate it also. https://www.radioshack.com/products/...-and-lubricant
This stuff is expensive, but it works great. Do you have any old radios where the volume is scratchy when you turn it? Take it apart and find a little hole where you can get this stuff down in the potentiometer while moving it back and forth, and it will fix it right up.
This stuff is expensive, but it works great. Do you have any old radios where the volume is scratchy when you turn it? Take it apart and find a little hole where you can get this stuff down in the potentiometer while moving it back and forth, and it will fix it right up.
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Fleet Mechanic
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no I wish we did have a radio shack around here still, but most of them that were left were just former shells of themselves turned into cell phone kiosks basically.
I was thinking of contact cleaner, if I couldn't get it apart which didn't look like it was a bright idea.
But I can order it online.
I was thinking of contact cleaner, if I couldn't get it apart which didn't look like it was a bright idea.
But I can order it online.
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Here's another electronic cleaner you can probably find at a local auto parts store. I've used it before and it works great! 
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The gold standard for contact cleaners is Deoxit, although not cheap it outperforms any other on the market, especially for oxidized contacts. This is the defacto goto when doing electronic/audio device restorations.
https://hosatech.com/products/access...nditioners/d5/
Available on Amazon
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https://hosatech.com/products/access...nditioners/d5/
Available on Amazon
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