[T3] turn signal assembly broke. HELP!

[Mike Fisher]

We know, you told us two days ago in a new thread, but Adriel asked
for a picture of my switches.

On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Ken Main Mail <kensue356 at cableone.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I found a turn signal assy.  Thanks for your input.
>
> Kenny Rogers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Fisher
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 12:30 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] turn signal assembly broke. HELP!
>
> I tried to post a picture of my 2 '71 switches, but it's "awaiting
> approval".  The nice complete switch has a broken lever, but the
> incomplete switch has a good lever.  New pic in my Photobucket.  $50
> shipped for both '71 switches.
>
> On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Mike Fisher <fisherfarms at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The nice complete switch has a broken lever, but the incomplete switch
>> has a good lever.  Better clean/lubricate it when you assemble it.
>> Picture attached.  $50 shipped for both!
>>
>> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>>> On 25 May 2011 at 16:26, Adriel Rowley wrote:
>>>
>>>> > From: jadney at vwtype3.org
>>>
>>>> > On 24 May 2011 at 21:33, Adriel Rowley wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > > Ken, I had one of Adney's rebuilds come apart, and have yet to here
>>>> > > back whether he is going to fix it.  The issue with rebuilding is
> the
>>>> > > unit's halves must be seperated and then has to have the four screws
>>>> > > hold it together.  Great idea, but not sure it is a perfect solution
>>>> > > because the ball can slip out and into the housing; trying to figure
>>>> > > out a better one.  For the price, better off getting one somewhere
>>>> > > else.  I used to have several, so sorry could not be more help.  I
>>>> > > will keep a better lookout now I know there is a need; used to get
>>>> > > them fairly often but stopped due to priority. ;)
>>>> >
>>>> > Adriel,
>>>> >
>>>> > I doubt that it's fair to claim that it "came apart." When I sent it
>>>> > back to you I warned you that you would need to install it and then
>>>> > cut the cable tie that I shipped it with to hold it together. After
>>>> > that, if you tried to remove it again it would likely spring apart.
>>>> >
>>>> Yes, and that is why before I cut the cable I used a Baggie tie to hold
>>>> it together, but in the salt air it failed; think it be much better
>>>> with stainless jeweler's wire.
>>>
>>> It should not have required anything other than the 4 screws to hold
>>> it together. The cable tie was just there to hold it together until
>>> you could tighten the screws, which then hold the whole sandwich
>>> together. Did something break and allow the ball to get loose?
>>>
>>>> > I'm embarrased when one of my repairs fails, but I can't be
>>>> > responsible for fixing problems that weren't my fault. If you believe
>>>> > that there was a problem with the repair that I did and would like to
>>>> > send it back, I'll be happy to take a look at it. But my impression
>>>> > is that it worked fine for you for several years. It's unfair for you
>>>> > to expect me to put it back together again for free just because you
>>>> > didn't heed my written instructions.
>>>> >
>>>> I am sorry you feel embarrassed, but I thought a couple weeks was enough
>>>> time for a response: should I have waited longer and if so, how long?
>>>
>>> I think the problem was that you never complained after I fixed it
>>> and then years later you mentioned that you were hoping for a
>>> warrantee repair.
>>>
>>>> It has not worked right from about the beginning, but did not know the
>>>> high beam did not require pulling hard to activate.  With the
>>>> replacement, I realized it only took a light finger touch to activate
>>>> unlike the rebuilt switch.  Also, consider it has gone at most a
>>>> thousand miles since then (been having nothing but trouble)
>>>
>>> Yes, only 1000 miles should be insignificant. I suspect that you're
>>> right about the problem being that you had to pull back hard to get
>>> the hi/lo relay to switch. That excess force probably broke
>>> something, and the cause was probably some dirt or corrosion on the
>>> little brass spring contacts for the hi/lo relay. I've never seen any
>>> problems with those, so I probably didn't check them out. They played
>>> no part in the reason you sent it to me in the first place.
>>>
>>> --
>>> *******************************
>>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
>>> *******************************
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