[T3] turn signal assembly broke. HELP!

Sat May 28 16:29:39 PDT 2011

You'll have to send them direct to Adriel than - the list doesn't allow
photos - or is it Adriel's mail service that is holding it for approval
maybe.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----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: 28 May 2011 21:43
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] turn signal assembly broke. HELP!

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.
>>>
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>>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
>>> *******************************
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