In a message dated 3/21/2002 7:27:33 PM Pacific Standard Time,
bobsmopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< Has anyone on the list ever change the turn signal switch on a 68 imperial
with the tilt and telescope steering wheel. Mine is bad and I can,t figure
out how to pull the tube off of the column I do not have the special tool >>
Bob,
Getting the tube off is even harder than finding the switch! If you are lucky
you can use a piece of hardwood dowel or a nylon drift (available at gun
shops) and a hammer to tap on the edge of the hole for either the tilt lock
or the signal switch lever. If you get it back far enough to get a
screwdriver between the bottom of the tube and the shoulder on the column,
you can then coax it up. Mine was so tight that I literally had to mangle the
rolled edge at the top and attach a couple of vise grips on which I hammered
to get the thing off! To undo my butchery, I wrapped the top edge of the tube
with masking tape and used a pair of distortion free snips to remove the 3/8
inch mangled edge. The tape prevented any damage to the paint and the part
looks like it was never messed with if you don't have an original to compare
it to! The added benefit is that the switch can be removed in the future
without removing the tube, nonetheless I didn't go crazy beating it all the
way back down either. By the way, there is no gap visible when the wheel is
pulled all the way up, so someone would have to remove the wheel to see! Hope
this helps, keep us posted.
Roy
67 Crown FDHT
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