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StepByStep: Turn Signal Lever Replacement OneofthemostfragileT34partsistheturnsignalleveronthe steeringcolumn.Thin&elegantalsomakesiteasytobreak. Repairingthesignalleverarm(madeofpotmetal)isnoteasy andattemptstowrapitorglueitareunsatisfactory.Butonce you’velocatedareplacementleveryou’llneedtoinstallit. Disassembly :Firstbeginbyremovingthehornbutton&horn ring.Usea19mmsockettoremovethesteeringnut&washer, thenpullthesteeringwheeloff.RemovethesmallC-clipthat’s ontheshaftwithpliers.Behinditisalargecoppercollarand largespringthatslidesofftheshaft.Nextremovethelargethin C-clipthatholdstheturnsignallevertothecolumn. Pulltheturnsignalleverofftheshaft,allowingittodanglebyits twowires.Underneathyou’llseeanaluminumcollarheldin placewithtwoscrews,removethescrews.Nextremovethe twolargeallen-headscrewsunderthecolumnsoyou’llbeable toseetheelectricalconnectionunit(below).Finallyremove thetwoscrewsholdingdowntheelectricalconnectorunit. Beforeremovingtheturnsignalleverfromthesteeringcolumn, you’llwanttoattachwirestothebrownwiresforeasier reassembly.Thetwothinbrownwires(onesolidbrown&one brown/whitestriped)gothruthesteeringcolumnuptotheturn signalleverarm(brightsswitch).Cutoffbothendsofthebrown wiresandattachtwolong12”wires(below).Pullthebrown wiresupthruthesteeringcolumnuntilyouseetheotherwires comethru.Disconnectthewiresandremovetheturnsignal leverunit(aboveright). Cleaning :thereisacontactplateonthealuminumcollar whichwillneedtobecleanedforoptimalelectricalcontact. Andthetwocontactspring-loadedbarsonthebacksideofthe newturnsignallever(rightcenter)willalsoneedtobecleaned. Finallyaddsomegreasetothespringonthebacksidefor smootheroperation. Reassembly : Connectthe new leverbrownwiresto the temporarywiresandpullthemthruthecolumntowardsthe electricalconnectionunit.Whenthenewwiresarecompletely thruthenremovethetemporarywires.Replacethetwoscrews totightendowntheelectricalconnectionunit. Reconnect the allen screws (mucheasierifthespeedohas beenremovedsoyoucansee& holdthetopmetalpart).Install thetwotinyscrewsonthe aluminumcollar.Installtheother partsandbesuretostraighten thewheelsbeforecenteringthe steeringwheel.Theninstallthe hornring&hornbutton.Lastly testtheauto-returnfunction. Created by PDF Generator (http://www.alientools.com), to remove this mark, please register the software.

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Page 1: StepByStep:Turn Signal Lever Replacement · 2014. 1. 30. · StepByStep:Turn Signal Lever Replacement OneofthemostfragileT34partsistheturnsignalleveronthe steeringcolumn.Thin&elegantalsomakesiteasytobreak

StepByStep:Turn Signal Lever ReplacementOneofthemostfragileT34partsistheturnsignalleveronthesteeringcolumn.Thin&elegantalsomakesiteasytobreak.Repairingthesignalleverarm (madeofpotmetal)isnoteasyandattemptstowrapitorglueitareunsatisfactory.Butonceyou’velocatedareplacementleveryou’llneedtoinstallit.Disassembly:Firstbeginbyremovingthehornbutton& hornring.Usea19mm sockettoremovethesteeringnut&washer,thenpullthesteeringwheeloff.RemovethesmallC-clipthat’sontheshaftwithpliers.Behinditisalargecoppercollarandlargespringthatslidesofftheshaft.NextremovethelargethinC-clipthatholdstheturnsignallevertothecolumn.Pulltheturnsignalleverofftheshaft,allowingittodanglebyitstwowires.Underneathyou’llseeanaluminum collarheldinplacewithtwoscrews,removethescrews.Nextremovethetwolargeallen-headscrewsunderthecolumnsoyou’llbeabletoseetheelectricalconnectionunit(below).Finallyremovethetwoscrewsholdingdowntheelectricalconnectorunit.

Beforeremovingtheturnsignalleverfrom thesteeringcolumn,you’llwantto attach wiresto the brown wiresforeasierreassembly.Thetwothinbrownwires(onesolidbrown&onebrown/whitestriped)gothruthesteeringcolumnuptotheturnsignalleverarm (brightsswitch).Cutoffbothendsofthebrownwiresandattachtwolong12”wires(below).Pullthebrownwiresupthruthesteeringcolumnuntilyouseetheotherwirescomethru.Disconnectthewiresandremovetheturnsignalleverunit(aboveright).

Cleaning: thereisa contactplate onthe aluminum collarwhichwillneedtobecleanedforoptimalelectricalcontact.Andthetwocontactspring-loadedbarsonthebacksideofthenewturnsignallever(rightcenter)willalsoneedtobecleaned.Finallyadd some grease to the spring onthe backside forsmootheroperation.

Reassembly: Connectthe new leverbrown wiresto thetemporarywiresand pullthem thruthecolumntowardstheelectricalconnectionunit.Whenthenewwiresarecompletelythruthenremovethetemporarywires.Replacethetwoscrewstotightendowntheelectricalconnectionunit.Reconnect the allen screws(mucheasierifthespeedohasbeenremovedsoyoucansee&holdthetopmetalpart).Installthe two tiny screws on thealuminum collar.Installtheotherpartsandbesuretostraightenthewheelsbeforecenteringthesteeringwheel. Theninstallthehornring& hornbutton. Lastlytesttheauto-returnfunction.

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