Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

Hello All,

I checked through all old topics here on this subject and read them
before posting this. I have a 99 TJ Sport. For a long time, when I hit
the brakes the left turn signal light would come on steady with the
brake light. This stopped out of the blue. NOW, the flashers do
nothing. When I move the stalk they don't click, come on, nothing.
here's what I did so far, and my question:

-I checked all fuses including the PDC ones
-checked and confirmed that the stalk still makes the high beams come
on (at least one function's working)
-hazards work fine, no bulbs are out anywhere


Will I need a new flasher switch assembly in the column/stalk end, or
just a new flasher unit? Does the high beam control work off the same
column switch assembly that controls the flashers?

Thanks and hope everyone's had a good weekend,

Matt

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mar 11, 4:37 pm, "mhamm...@nospamyahoo.com" <mhamm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I checked through all old topics here on this subject and read them
> before posting this. I have a 99 TJ Sport. For a long time, when I hit
> the brakes the left turn signal light would come on steady with the
> brake light. This stopped out of the blue. NOW, the flashers do
> nothing. When I move the stalk they don't click, come on, nothing.
> here's what I did so far, and my question:
>
> -I checked all fuses including the PDC ones
> -checked and confirmed that the stalk still makes the high beams come
> on (at least one function's working)
> -hazards work fine, no bulbs are out anywhere
>
> Will I need a new flasher switch assembly in the column/stalk end, or
> just a new flasher unit? Does the high beam control work off the same
> column switch assembly that controls the flashers?
>
> Thanks and hope everyone's had a good weekend,
>
> Matt

I too this weekend delved into the fun that is a TJ turn-signal
switch . . . If you end up having to replace the turn-signal/hazard/hi-
beam switch, I believe that it is seemingly the same switch found in
95-?? dodge/plymouth neons. I noticed when I got my TJ that it had the
same-looking and same functioning turn-signal stalk as my wife's neon.
I remember thinking it odd when I first drove her neon that you had to
press the stalk toward the front of the vehicle for the hi-beams to
stay on, .. up to that point I had always pulled back to turn them on.
Then when I got my TJ I thought hmm.. that looks familiar!

TJ Switch: ($72 on ebay)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JEEP-...spagenameZWD1V

Neon Switch: ($25 on ebay)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-...spagenameZWD1V

The problem with my switch was the fact that I inadvertently gave it a
bath last summer (which also killed my radio) and ever since, I've had
to press the stalk in toward the steering column when I push it down
for the left-turn signal to actually work. After cleaning the contacts
inside the switch however, things seem to be working now.. for how
long, I don't know.

There's a lot going on inside that switch. If you take it apart, be
careful to not lose the parts that will fall out... I'm still trying
to figure out where this 1 1/4" long spring was supposed to
go . . . :) stared at the dang thing for 30 minutes trying to find a
place for it, .. .put it back together without it, and everything
works . . . .so far.

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mar 11, 4:37 pm, "mhamm...@nospamyahoo.com" <mhamm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I checked through all old topics here on this subject and read them
> before posting this. I have a 99 TJ Sport. For a long time, when I hit
> the brakes the left turn signal light would come on steady with the
> brake light. This stopped out of the blue. NOW, the flashers do
> nothing. When I move the stalk they don't click, come on, nothing.
> here's what I did so far, and my question:
>
> -I checked all fuses including the PDC ones
> -checked and confirmed that the stalk still makes the high beams come
> on (at least one function's working)
> -hazards work fine, no bulbs are out anywhere
>
> Will I need a new flasher switch assembly in the column/stalk end, or
> just a new flasher unit? Does the high beam control work off the same
> column switch assembly that controls the flashers?
>
> Thanks and hope everyone's had a good weekend,
>
> Matt

I too this weekend delved into the fun that is a TJ turn-signal
switch . . . If you end up having to replace the turn-signal/hazard/hi-
beam switch, I believe that it is seemingly the same switch found in
95-?? dodge/plymouth neons. I noticed when I got my TJ that it had the
same-looking and same functioning turn-signal stalk as my wife's neon.
I remember thinking it odd when I first drove her neon that you had to
press the stalk toward the front of the vehicle for the hi-beams to
stay on, .. up to that point I had always pulled back to turn them on.
Then when I got my TJ I thought hmm.. that looks familiar!

TJ Switch: ($72 on ebay)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JEEP-...spagenameZWD1V

Neon Switch: ($25 on ebay)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-...spagenameZWD1V

The problem with my switch was the fact that I inadvertently gave it a
bath last summer (which also killed my radio) and ever since, I've had
to press the stalk in toward the steering column when I push it down
for the left-turn signal to actually work. After cleaning the contacts
inside the switch however, things seem to be working now.. for how
long, I don't know.

There's a lot going on inside that switch. If you take it apart, be
careful to not lose the parts that will fall out... I'm still trying
to figure out where this 1 1/4" long spring was supposed to
go . . . :) stared at the dang thing for 30 minutes trying to find a
place for it, .. .put it back together without it, and everything
works . . . .so far.

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mar 11, 4:37 pm, "mhamm...@nospamyahoo.com" <mhamm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I checked through all old topics here on this subject and read them
> before posting this. I have a 99 TJ Sport. For a long time, when I hit
> the brakes the left turn signal light would come on steady with the
> brake light. This stopped out of the blue. NOW, the flashers do
> nothing. When I move the stalk they don't click, come on, nothing.
> here's what I did so far, and my question:
>
> -I checked all fuses including the PDC ones
> -checked and confirmed that the stalk still makes the high beams come
> on (at least one function's working)
> -hazards work fine, no bulbs are out anywhere
>
> Will I need a new flasher switch assembly in the column/stalk end, or
> just a new flasher unit? Does the high beam control work off the same
> column switch assembly that controls the flashers?
>
> Thanks and hope everyone's had a good weekend,
>
> Matt

I too this weekend delved into the fun that is a TJ turn-signal
switch . . . If you end up having to replace the turn-signal/hazard/hi-
beam switch, I believe that it is seemingly the same switch found in
95-?? dodge/plymouth neons. I noticed when I got my TJ that it had the
same-looking and same functioning turn-signal stalk as my wife's neon.
I remember thinking it odd when I first drove her neon that you had to
press the stalk toward the front of the vehicle for the hi-beams to
stay on, .. up to that point I had always pulled back to turn them on.
Then when I got my TJ I thought hmm.. that looks familiar!

TJ Switch: ($72 on ebay)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JEEP-...spagenameZWD1V

Neon Switch: ($25 on ebay)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-...spagenameZWD1V

The problem with my switch was the fact that I inadvertently gave it a
bath last summer (which also killed my radio) and ever since, I've had
to press the stalk in toward the steering column when I push it down
for the left-turn signal to actually work. After cleaning the contacts
inside the switch however, things seem to be working now.. for how
long, I don't know.

There's a lot going on inside that switch. If you take it apart, be
careful to not lose the parts that will fall out... I'm still trying
to figure out where this 1 1/4" long spring was supposed to
go . . . :) stared at the dang thing for 30 minutes trying to find a
place for it, .. .put it back together without it, and everything
works . . . .so far.

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mar 11, 4:37 pm, "mhamm...@nospamyahoo.com" <mhamm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I checked through all old topics here on this subject and read them
> before posting this. I have a 99 TJ Sport. For a long time, when I hit
> the brakes the left turn signal light would come on steady with the
> brake light. This stopped out of the blue. NOW, the flashers do
> nothing. When I move the stalk they don't click, come on, nothing.
> here's what I did so far, and my question:
>
> -I checked all fuses including the PDC ones
> -checked and confirmed that the stalk still makes the high beams come
> on (at least one function's working)
> -hazards work fine, no bulbs are out anywhere
>
> Will I need a new flasher switch assembly in the column/stalk end, or
> just a new flasher unit? Does the high beam control work off the same
> column switch assembly that controls the flashers?
>
> Thanks and hope everyone's had a good weekend,
>
> Matt

This chart is out of the FSM if you want to check the switch:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1...chcheckbv6.jpg

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mar 11, 4:37 pm, "mhamm...@nospamyahoo.com" <mhamm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I checked through all old topics here on this subject and read them
> before posting this. I have a 99 TJ Sport. For a long time, when I hit
> the brakes the left turn signal light would come on steady with the
> brake light. This stopped out of the blue. NOW, the flashers do
> nothing. When I move the stalk they don't click, come on, nothing.
> here's what I did so far, and my question:
>
> -I checked all fuses including the PDC ones
> -checked and confirmed that the stalk still makes the high beams come
> on (at least one function's working)
> -hazards work fine, no bulbs are out anywhere
>
> Will I need a new flasher switch assembly in the column/stalk end, or
> just a new flasher unit? Does the high beam control work off the same
> column switch assembly that controls the flashers?
>
> Thanks and hope everyone's had a good weekend,
>
> Matt

This chart is out of the FSM if you want to check the switch:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1...chcheckbv6.jpg

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mar 11, 4:37 pm, "mhamm...@nospamyahoo.com" <mhamm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I checked through all old topics here on this subject and read them
> before posting this. I have a 99 TJ Sport. For a long time, when I hit
> the brakes the left turn signal light would come on steady with the
> brake light. This stopped out of the blue. NOW, the flashers do
> nothing. When I move the stalk they don't click, come on, nothing.
> here's what I did so far, and my question:
>
> -I checked all fuses including the PDC ones
> -checked and confirmed that the stalk still makes the high beams come
> on (at least one function's working)
> -hazards work fine, no bulbs are out anywhere
>
> Will I need a new flasher switch assembly in the column/stalk end, or
> just a new flasher unit? Does the high beam control work off the same
> column switch assembly that controls the flashers?
>
> Thanks and hope everyone's had a good weekend,
>
> Matt

This chart is out of the FSM if you want to check the switch:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1...chcheckbv6.jpg

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?

Thanks again,
Matt

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?

Thanks again,
Matt

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?

Thanks again,
Matt

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com wrote:
> Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
> out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
> Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
> flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?
>
> Thanks again,
> Matt
>
>

I would still swap the flasher with the emergency one before I started
buying parts.

I would then be checking out the rear left bulb looking for a short
between the running light filament and the brake filament.

Then I would be taking a booster cable or a wire and run it from the
battery negative to the light 'fixture' itself. Your 99 is kinda young
for rotted bolts, but the bolts on the fixture make the ground for the
signal and brake lights.

Sometimes folks that have put brush guards on their taillights and have
your issues because the bolts get moved out to rusty spots on them..

I have a feeling you have more than one thing going on....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com wrote:
> Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
> out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
> Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
> flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?
>
> Thanks again,
> Matt
>
>

I would still swap the flasher with the emergency one before I started
buying parts.

I would then be checking out the rear left bulb looking for a short
between the running light filament and the brake filament.

Then I would be taking a booster cable or a wire and run it from the
battery negative to the light 'fixture' itself. Your 99 is kinda young
for rotted bolts, but the bolts on the fixture make the ground for the
signal and brake lights.

Sometimes folks that have put brush guards on their taillights and have
your issues because the bolts get moved out to rusty spots on them..

I have a feeling you have more than one thing going on....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com wrote:
> Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
> out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
> Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
> flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?
>
> Thanks again,
> Matt
>
>

I would still swap the flasher with the emergency one before I started
buying parts.

I would then be checking out the rear left bulb looking for a short
between the running light filament and the brake filament.

Then I would be taking a booster cable or a wire and run it from the
battery negative to the light 'fixture' itself. Your 99 is kinda young
for rotted bolts, but the bolts on the fixture make the ground for the
signal and brake lights.

Sometimes folks that have put brush guards on their taillights and have
your issues because the bolts get moved out to rusty spots on them..

I have a feeling you have more than one thing going on....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mar 12, 10:49 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> mhamm...@nospamyahoo.com wrote:
> > Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
> > out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
> > Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
> > flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?
>
> > Thanks again,
> > Matt
>
> I would still swap the flasher with the emergency one before I started
> buying parts.
>
> I would then be checking out the rear left bulb looking for a short
> between the running light filament and the brake filament.
>
> Then I would be taking a booster cable or a wire and run it from the
> battery negative to the light 'fixture' itself. Your 99 is kinda young
> for rotted bolts, but the bolts on the fixture make the ground for the
> signal and brake lights.
>
> Sometimes folks that have put brush guards on their taillights and have
> your issues because the bolts get moved out to rusty spots on them..
>
> I have a feeling you have more than one thing going on....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Good point about the ground Mike, .. I thought the same thing when I
had a bulb-problem this weekend, and on my 98, the three fixture bolts
were nasty rusty. 9 years of water trickling behind the fixture and
over them will do that I guess.

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mar 12, 10:49 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> mhamm...@nospamyahoo.com wrote:
> > Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
> > out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
> > Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
> > flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?
>
> > Thanks again,
> > Matt
>
> I would still swap the flasher with the emergency one before I started
> buying parts.
>
> I would then be checking out the rear left bulb looking for a short
> between the running light filament and the brake filament.
>
> Then I would be taking a booster cable or a wire and run it from the
> battery negative to the light 'fixture' itself. Your 99 is kinda young
> for rotted bolts, but the bolts on the fixture make the ground for the
> signal and brake lights.
>
> Sometimes folks that have put brush guards on their taillights and have
> your issues because the bolts get moved out to rusty spots on them..
>
> I have a feeling you have more than one thing going on....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Good point about the ground Mike, .. I thought the same thing when I
had a bulb-problem this weekend, and on my 98, the three fixture bolts
were nasty rusty. 9 years of water trickling behind the fixture and
over them will do that I guess.

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mar 12, 10:49 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> mhamm...@nospamyahoo.com wrote:
> > Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
> > out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
> > Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
> > flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?
>
> > Thanks again,
> > Matt
>
> I would still swap the flasher with the emergency one before I started
> buying parts.
>
> I would then be checking out the rear left bulb looking for a short
> between the running light filament and the brake filament.
>
> Then I would be taking a booster cable or a wire and run it from the
> battery negative to the light 'fixture' itself. Your 99 is kinda young
> for rotted bolts, but the bolts on the fixture make the ground for the
> signal and brake lights.
>
> Sometimes folks that have put brush guards on their taillights and have
> your issues because the bolts get moved out to rusty spots on them..
>
> I have a feeling you have more than one thing going on....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Good point about the ground Mike, .. I thought the same thing when I
had a bulb-problem this weekend, and on my 98, the three fixture bolts
were nasty rusty. 9 years of water trickling behind the fixture and
over them will do that I guess.

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

What Mike said. I'd go one step further: replace both tail light bulbs
with new ones, do the front turn signal bulbs also.

Mike Romain wrote:

> mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com wrote:
>
>> Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
>> out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
>> Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
>> flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Matt
>>
>>
>
> I would still swap the flasher with the emergency one before I started
> buying parts.
>
> I would then be checking out the rear left bulb looking for a short
> between the running light filament and the brake filament.
>
> Then I would be taking a booster cable or a wire and run it from the
> battery negative to the light 'fixture' itself. Your 99 is kinda young
> for rotted bolts, but the bolts on the fixture make the ground for the
> signal and brake lights.
>
> Sometimes folks that have put brush guards on their taillights and have
> your issues because the bolts get moved out to rusty spots on them..
>
> I have a feeling you have more than one thing going on....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

What Mike said. I'd go one step further: replace both tail light bulbs
with new ones, do the front turn signal bulbs also.

Mike Romain wrote:

> mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com wrote:
>
>> Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
>> out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
>> Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
>> flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Matt
>>
>>
>
> I would still swap the flasher with the emergency one before I started
> buying parts.
>
> I would then be checking out the rear left bulb looking for a short
> between the running light filament and the brake filament.
>
> Then I would be taking a booster cable or a wire and run it from the
> battery negative to the light 'fixture' itself. Your 99 is kinda young
> for rotted bolts, but the bolts on the fixture make the ground for the
> signal and brake lights.
>
> Sometimes folks that have put brush guards on their taillights and have
> your issues because the bolts get moved out to rusty spots on them..
>
> I have a feeling you have more than one thing going on....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

What Mike said. I'd go one step further: replace both tail light bulbs
with new ones, do the front turn signal bulbs also.

Mike Romain wrote:

> mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com wrote:
>
>> Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, guys! I'll definitely check
>> out that part. I was sure hoping it was just a flasher unit, LOL.
>> Another weird twist to this: I washed the Jeep yesterday and the
>> flashers briefly worked. Bad ground, I wonder? Gremlins?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Matt
>>
>>
>
> I would still swap the flasher with the emergency one before I started
> buying parts.
>
> I would then be checking out the rear left bulb looking for a short
> between the running light filament and the brake filament.
>
> Then I would be taking a booster cable or a wire and run it from the
> battery negative to the light 'fixture' itself. Your 99 is kinda young
> for rotted bolts, but the bolts on the fixture make the ground for the
> signal and brake lights.
>
> Sometimes folks that have put brush guards on their taillights and have
> your issues because the bolts get moved out to rusty spots on them..
>
> I have a feeling you have more than one thing going on....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

> There's a lot going on inside that switch. If you take it apart, be
> careful to not lose the parts that will fall out... I'm still trying
> to figure out where this 1 1/4" long spring was supposed to
> go . . . :) stared at the dang thing for 30 minutes trying to find a
> place for it, .. .put it back together without it, and everything
> works . . . .so far.

Is that the one that makes the turn signal shut off? It hooks on two places
and makes a pointed plastic lever flip when the index passes it.

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

> There's a lot going on inside that switch. If you take it apart, be
> careful to not lose the parts that will fall out... I'm still trying
> to figure out where this 1 1/4" long spring was supposed to
> go . . . :) stared at the dang thing for 30 minutes trying to find a
> place for it, .. .put it back together without it, and everything
> works . . . .so far.

Is that the one that makes the turn signal shut off? It hooks on two places
and makes a pointed plastic lever flip when the index passes it.

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

> There's a lot going on inside that switch. If you take it apart, be
> careful to not lose the parts that will fall out... I'm still trying
> to figure out where this 1 1/4" long spring was supposed to
> go . . . :) stared at the dang thing for 30 minutes trying to find a
> place for it, .. .put it back together without it, and everything
> works . . . .so far.

Is that the one that makes the turn signal shut off? It hooks on two places
and makes a pointed plastic lever flip when the index passes it.

Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:09:35 -0400, Scott in Baltimore
<sDcOoNtTtS_PuAnMiMtE_69@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> There's a lot going on inside that switch. If you take it apart, be
>> careful to not lose the parts that will fall out... I'm still trying
>> to figure out where this 1 1/4" long spring was supposed to
>> go . . . :) stared at the dang thing for 30 minutes trying to find a
>> place for it, .. .put it back together without it, and everything
>> works . . . .so far.
>
>Is that the one that makes the turn signal shut off? It hooks on two places
>and makes a pointed plastic lever flip when the index passes it.

The tail lamps ground to the body via the three screws that attach the
lamp body to the body. On my '99 the brake lamps weren't working
(except the CHIMSL). After scratching my head I took off the
tail-light lens and then the three screws holding it to the body. The
screws were rusty and the holes in the body were too.

I wire brushed the screws and used a pick and small wire brush on the
holes in the body and then put a dab of carbon filled grease on the
screws when I put it back together.

Works like it was supposed to.


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Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:09:35 -0400, Scott in Baltimore
<sDcOoNtTtS_PuAnMiMtE_69@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> There's a lot going on inside that switch. If you take it apart, be
>> careful to not lose the parts that will fall out... I'm still trying
>> to figure out where this 1 1/4" long spring was supposed to
>> go . . . :) stared at the dang thing for 30 minutes trying to find a
>> place for it, .. .put it back together without it, and everything
>> works . . . .so far.
>
>Is that the one that makes the turn signal shut off? It hooks on two places
>and makes a pointed plastic lever flip when the index passes it.

The tail lamps ground to the body via the three screws that attach the
lamp body to the body. On my '99 the brake lamps weren't working
(except the CHIMSL). After scratching my head I took off the
tail-light lens and then the three screws holding it to the body. The
screws were rusty and the holes in the body were too.

I wire brushed the screws and used a pick and small wire brush on the
holes in the body and then put a dab of carbon filled grease on the
screws when I put it back together.

Works like it was supposed to.


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Re: Different Type Of Flasher Problem
 

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:09:35 -0400, Scott in Baltimore
<sDcOoNtTtS_PuAnMiMtE_69@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> There's a lot going on inside that switch. If you take it apart, be
>> careful to not lose the parts that will fall out... I'm still trying
>> to figure out where this 1 1/4" long spring was supposed to
>> go . . . :) stared at the dang thing for 30 minutes trying to find a
>> place for it, .. .put it back together without it, and everything
>> works . . . .so far.
>
>Is that the one that makes the turn signal shut off? It hooks on two places
>and makes a pointed plastic lever flip when the index passes it.

The tail lamps ground to the body via the three screws that attach the
lamp body to the body. On my '99 the brake lamps weren't working
(except the CHIMSL). After scratching my head I took off the
tail-light lens and then the three screws holding it to the body. The
screws were rusty and the holes in the body were too.

I wire brushed the screws and used a pick and small wire brush on the
holes in the body and then put a dab of carbon filled grease on the
screws when I put it back together.

Works like it was supposed to.


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