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Need help fast
I am trying to replace the headlight switch on my 86 F150 and cant get the **** off the windshield wiper switch.The headlight switch has a release button so that was easy but i cant figure out how to remove the wiper ****.Please help.Thanks for any help.
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From: Maryland/D.C. Area
You need to get stiff wire like a hanger but maybe thinner and bend a small "U" at one end. This is your tool to try to depress a tab that is holding the **** onto the shaft. The tab is like a flat spring, once you depress it you release the tension. Fiddle around with the tool, trying to get the end behind the **** and into the space where the **** meets the shaft. All the while, pull gently on the ****, once you get it right it will come off.
I know this from this site. I tried to do it and couldn't, ended up prying it off and getting a replacement with a set screw. But once you see the set up, you immediately figure out how it works.
-Tom
I know this from this site. I tried to do it and couldn't, ended up prying it off and getting a replacement with a set screw. But once you see the set up, you immediately figure out how it works.
-Tom
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Joined: May 2004
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From: Edwards Air Force Base
There is a notch in the **** stem on the back that will line up with where you want to be putting the pressure on the spring tab.
I have a punch that is "L" shaped that I use. As he said, once you have the tab pressed right, it slips right off. If you have to pull hard, you are probably missing it.
Lee
I have a punch that is "L" shaped that I use. As he said, once you have the tab pressed right, it slips right off. If you have to pull hard, you are probably missing it.
Lee
