 '71 turn signal switch - newer ok? |
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| capn914 |
 Sep 19 2004, 04:42 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 18-September 04 From: Woodland Hills, CA Member No.: 2,779  |
Hi Club,
Just bought a '71 1.7, with lotsa lotsa problems. Turn signals today: TS stalk just dangles, obviously need new one. Nobody seems to have them, but '72-up available. Possible? What about rebuild? Any advice helpful. |
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| markb |
Sep 19 2004, 08:41 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California 
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IIRC, 70 & 71 are different from later years. I hear there's not enough room to use the later ones. Too many wires or something. 71's will also need to have the wires spliced for replacement since there's no connectors. You can change out the steering column fairly easily if you really want to put the later ones on. Personally, I'm taking the later one out of the 71 I'm working on, so I can put a stock 71 one back in. Call me strange, but I like to keep the early ones as stock as I can. There's a used switch in a box at Cap'n Krusty's if you're looking for one. Email or PM him.
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| aircooledboy |
Sep 20 2004, 09:55 AM
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Sweet Pea's 1st ride in daddy's "vroom -vroom" Group: Members Posts: 1,672 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Rockford, IL Member No.: 1,629 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
If the 71's don't have a connector at all, this won't help much, but I recently put the switch from a 75 into my early '72. The new connector has the same configuration, but room for 2 or 3 more wires at one end. The new switch I used had the same number of wires as the old one (the extra spaces were empty). IIRC the problem comes from the fact that space allowed for the connector inside the older column is too small for the newer and bigger connector. Sooooo, I was able to take the switch side of the connector plugs apart (3 or 4 tiny slide clips on the outside, you'll know em when you see em) and carefully move the wires from the new switch into the old plug one at a time. Works like charm.
Again though,if the '71 ain't gots a connector at all, none of that will help at all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| Bleyseng |
Sep 20 2004, 10:04 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Dan Henderson is parting out a 70 witha good turn signal setup. Look in hte classifeds
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| Joe Ricard |
Sep 20 2004, 01:09 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
I did it recently. Have to tear apart a perfectly brand new late model connector block and splice into the exsisting wires. all wires are the same color code just a pain. Good thing I learned how to solder in the Navy. Make sure the connectors are well insulated with good heat shrink. NOT ELECTRICAL TAPE.
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