Joined: Tue Oct 11 2005, 01:33AM
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Posts: 5893
Further to Jazz's pull string, when you are ready to pull the new wires back into the column, tie a clove hitch about 2" from the end of the harness, then bend a couple of the wires back over the hitch. Using electrical tape, wrap the end of the harness from above the bend back wires all the way down to the end to form a point with only the twine sticking out the middle. The bent back wires insure that our clove hitch won't slip or slide and he pointed front will keep the cables following the string.
Back in the day I used a Chinese finger trap which I would make with a length of woven shield taken from a shielded audio or TV cable. The advantage being you could pull hard without fear of damaging the wires.
I see parts listed for the turn signal cam and I understand how to remove the wires from the column. I just don't see how the two pieces (in my diagram) Part A detaches from Part C: Do you pry the two pieces apart (There is no screw connecting)?
Joined: Sun Feb 26 2006, 08:46PM
Location: Kingston,Ontario
Posts: 5622
You have a tilt/tele column..You CANNOT pull the cam away from the switch. The tilt/tele version is a different bird. Parts from a non tilt column DO NOT INTERCHANGE!! If you had a non-tilt column then yeah. Bruce,please listen...Replace the whole damn switch!! Besides,the brake light feed is hot all the time whereas the turn signal is switched. You described what was going on and based on that it is best to replace the switch. Speaking from experience--and other can back me up.
Must be a very rare item and not reproduced. I can't seem to find a replacement anywhere (mopar or gm). The closest part I could find was off a Cadillac and the person wants wayyyyy too much. I might have to rig a wire from one tail light to the other for the brakes and use a hand signals when turning left until I can find one.
I just confirmed with Shee-Mar that this part is no longer made, and I'll have a hard time finding the part. He suggested that I could use there part number SM107 and remove the post from my assembly by removing the rivet and re-rivet onto the new part. He said no guarantees, but that's an option.