<VV> 65 turn signal switch

[cjcavitt at comcast.net]

sorry, if i sound offended im not. thats why i hate computers its so easy to be taken different than you intend to be, no hard feelings   curt

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: norman.witte at comcast.net 


Curt, no offense intended. I'm  not claiming to be the expert here, I'm just trying to help.  When I posted you had not yet corrected yourself.  

Norm 
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: cjcavitt at comcast.net 

> well norm if you hadnt jumped so fast you would have noticed that i had already 
> corrected myself because i had misread the post but you did just repeat what i 
> said about the snapring except for one thing it does need to come off and even 
> though i didnt do two last year i have done hundreds (literaly) over the years 
> 
> curt 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: norman.witte at comcast.net 
> 
> Robert, it should NOT require a puller to remove the switch. I have two '65 
> Corsas and did work on the switches on both cars last year. On one, I 
> absolutely, positively could not get the switch to come off. On the other, it 
> practically fell off. I tried the same prying and ran into the same problem. 
> There is a snap ring on the shaft that I was told to take off, but I couldn't 
> get the thing out of there. Unfortunately, I was not able to get the switch off 
> at all, so I am not sure what actually works. However, I think what happened is 
> that the inner bearing race froze to the shaft, and since the bearing comes with 
> the switch I couldn't move it. One thought might be to take a screwdriver and 
> drive down on the inner race to attempt to break it free. I don't have the 
> parts in front of me so I don't know that this would work. 
> 
> I do know that I didn't have to remove the snap ring to get the switch off of 
> the column in the convertible, and the shop manual doesn't mention it. 
> 
> Why are you replacing the switch? 
> 
> Norm Witte 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: cjcavitt at comcast.net 
> 
> > It requires a steeri ng wheel puller, you can buy a universal one at any auto 
> > parts store. 
> > 
> > curt 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > From: "robert guerin" 
> > 
> > > I am replacing the turn signal switch on my 65 corsa.I have the steering 
> wheel 
> > > removed,but can"t get the switch off the steering column.Seems like its 
> press 
> > > on.Book doesn't"t say that it requires a puller.I"ve been prying it pretty 
> > hard 
> > > with a long screw driver don"t want to break it.If anyone has any ideas on 
> how 
> > > to do this I sure would like to hear them. 
> > > 
> > > Thanks In 
> > > Robert Guerin 
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