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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2003 Posts: 26
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 12:39 pm Post subject: tightening up turn assembly |
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I have a 69 westy. My blinkers still work, the blinker handle spins though. The assembly attached to the steering column came loose. It spins so much I have to hang on tight to the assembly if I want to signal a turn.
I need some advice on tightening it. I've tried the screws they don't do it. |
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chabanais Samba Member
Joined: July 27, 2002 Posts: 4866
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 4:38 pm Post subject: tightening up turn assembly |
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Yeah I've had the same problem. Basically you want to give the blinker assembly some "grip" where it attaches to your steering column. Now I don't know what the "NOS Approved" repair is but I basically just took the two halves apart and took some thing rubber pieces and stuck them on there and re-screwed the assembly to that. Mine holds perfectly. |
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jeremysmithatshawdotca Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2002 Posts: 2530 Location: Edmonton, AB
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 5:22 pm Post subject: tightening up turn assembly |
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You could make the rubber spacers with an old bike tire tube. Sounds like a good fix. Jeremy |
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2003 Posts: 26
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 7:08 pm Post subject: tightening up turn assembly |
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Thanks I'll try it |
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breadloafdeluxe Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2002 Posts: 418 Location: Birthplace o Tx. Brazoria Co.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 5:59 am Post subject: tightening up turn assembly |
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I did the bike tube trick on my 71.Works fine! |
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Hella Bro Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2002 Posts: 1143
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 7:39 am Post subject: tightening up turn assembly |
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I learned this technique a few years ago on my early buses... Take the signal halves and a Flat file. File down the edges of one or both halves evenly, this will make the ( )diam. smaller. The screws then will have something to clamp to.This should do the trick. Careful it does not take much. |
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