[FC] Turn signal adjustment

[Ben and Lynn Stiles]

Just passing this along...

I have been having lots of trouble with my turn signals going whacky 
every once in a while. I would have left...but the turn signal lever 
would go down and bounce right back to center. At the same time I would 
not have right.

I realized that the famous dish that holds the mechanism beneath the 
steering wheel on the column was loose. I tightened it like crazy with 
that single set screw, but it would not stop moving. The shifting side 
to side and up and down threw the cables out of alignment and more trouble.

So tonight I took the whole thing apart to see what I needed to do. I 
noticed the cam arrangement and the set screw I had been tightening 
without any luck and thought about how to make it tighten. I settled on 
a small flat piece of brass the same width and depth of the cam. Placing 
that small brass plate between the wedge of the cam and the cam channel 
it acted like a shim. I was able to tighten the dish on perfectly well 
and then I put everything back together.

All works as it should now. I am betting since this shim idea was so 
simple it has been done before, but in case it hasn't, and in case it 
helps someone fix those pesky turn signals, I thought I would let you 
all know.

Thanks!  Ben