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| | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 27 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 27 | Is there apositive detent for the neutral position on the turn signals of a 58 Apache right now I just guess????? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | on the factory unit, yes there is, if it doesn't feel "positive", one of these springs may be broken or loose .... you'll need to pull the steering wheel and look in the signal cup to see exactly what's wrong Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 | My '59 I used to own had a "soft" feel on one of the directions. Now I know why!
1940 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup "KC"
A day without sunshine is like, well, ..... dark!
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 27 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 27 | Thank you very much, I will pull the steering wheel and check! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 27 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 27 | Well I am probaly the slowest SOB around but I checked all the springs and they are all fine it seems that there is a lock in right ore left but nothing in neutral is it in the switch or in the spring thingys????? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the switch is just a 3 position slider, the springs should give it a positive feel, especially that big one on the right in the pic, any of the springs can get weak enough to lose the 3 position feel - also check the pawls the 2 coil springs are attached to and operate it and watch the action, "neutral" is just the "relaxed" position between L and R, it should take some effort to put it in the turn positions and it should snap back when the canceling cam on the underside of the steering wheel hits the tabs on the ends of the "horseshoe" .... it should return to a center position that makes the signal staying on impossible
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