Hey guys Im new here so I hope Im putting this in the right place.
I had a no crank no start issue, after jumping thru tons of hoops I got it to start with the slow key turn trick but I wanted to fully fix my situation.
I pulled off the ignition switch so I could clean the solder joints for the wires but I was concerned about the corrosion levels inside the switch, so I pried off the plastic housing (only busted one tab! hell yea!), and it was a mess! There was green corrosion all over all the contact points, turning the key slowly was working because by doing so I was stopping the turn in the spot where the contact was good. Ill try to upload some pics later of what the inner housing looks like in case anyone needs to know in the future.
Fun fact about me, I happen to be really stubborn about fixing things instead of replacing them for some reason, I know I can replace the ignition switch for $50, but Id really rather not since Im so close to having this one fully restored.
I took the housing apart to clean up the contacts, and was successful in doing so, but Im not 100% sure how to put it back together. I was gentle when taking it apart, but I didnt know what the internals looked like, so I didnt know how to orient the switch to keeping things from falling out of place when taking it apart. So now Im in the envious position of trying to reassemble the switch via the tried and true guess and check method.
Ive managed to figure out where almost everything goes except 1 last bit. Theres this weird bit of white plastic, kind of a semi circular shape, or more of a 3rd of a circle (crescent shaped? idk). It appears its meant to slide around on the inside but I cant figure out where its supposed to sit. I would really hate to toss this ignition switch and spend $50 on a new one when I know if I can just figure out where this little bit of white plastic is supposed to go I can fix this one.
Does anyone have any pictures of what this is supposed to look like when its assembled with the housing off? Or is someone possibly capable of describing it?
If someone by chance has a dead one they could very carefully take apart that would incredible!
I figured my odds are low on this post but its worth a shot, thanks ahead of time to anyone who knows what to do here.
I had a no crank no start issue, after jumping thru tons of hoops I got it to start with the slow key turn trick but I wanted to fully fix my situation.
I pulled off the ignition switch so I could clean the solder joints for the wires but I was concerned about the corrosion levels inside the switch, so I pried off the plastic housing (only busted one tab! hell yea!), and it was a mess! There was green corrosion all over all the contact points, turning the key slowly was working because by doing so I was stopping the turn in the spot where the contact was good. Ill try to upload some pics later of what the inner housing looks like in case anyone needs to know in the future.
Fun fact about me, I happen to be really stubborn about fixing things instead of replacing them for some reason, I know I can replace the ignition switch for $50, but Id really rather not since Im so close to having this one fully restored.
I took the housing apart to clean up the contacts, and was successful in doing so, but Im not 100% sure how to put it back together. I was gentle when taking it apart, but I didnt know what the internals looked like, so I didnt know how to orient the switch to keeping things from falling out of place when taking it apart. So now Im in the envious position of trying to reassemble the switch via the tried and true guess and check method.
Ive managed to figure out where almost everything goes except 1 last bit. Theres this weird bit of white plastic, kind of a semi circular shape, or more of a 3rd of a circle (crescent shaped? idk). It appears its meant to slide around on the inside but I cant figure out where its supposed to sit. I would really hate to toss this ignition switch and spend $50 on a new one when I know if I can just figure out where this little bit of white plastic is supposed to go I can fix this one.
Does anyone have any pictures of what this is supposed to look like when its assembled with the housing off? Or is someone possibly capable of describing it?
If someone by chance has a dead one they could very carefully take apart that would incredible!
I figured my odds are low on this post but its worth a shot, thanks ahead of time to anyone who knows what to do here.