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mark40 Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2006 Posts: 106 Location: Marysville, Ohio
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 1:39 pm Post subject: Fresh air knob and shaft (not removal) question |
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70 square, is there supposed to be some type of escutcheon behind the knobs?
Mine seems to have to large of a hole and the knobs kinda flop around.
Thanks
Mark.
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33883 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: Fresh air switch (not removal) question |
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The switch is plastic (including the threads), and held with a nut and washer from the passenger side of the dash. Sounds like that is loose or missing, and the plastic knob is all that's holding it on the dash.
Don't overtighten the nut or you can crack the plastic switch housing at the threads. |
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mark40 Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2006 Posts: 106 Location: Marysville, Ohio
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 7:04 am Post subject: Re: Fresh air switch (not removal) question |
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Thanks,
However mine does not look like that. I have a plastic shaft the sticks through the hole in the dash and the knobs just snap on and off. |
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17963 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Fresh air switch (not removal) question |
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I have a plastic shaft that is solid mounted behind the dash.
Is it your shaft or knob that's floppy? _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold
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mark40 Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2006 Posts: 106 Location: Marysville, Ohio
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Fresh air switch (not removal) question |
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Here are a couple of pictures. You can see the plastic shaft just floats around and the shoulder on the knob does not fill the space.
p.s. don't mind the crap around the holes. wait that doesn't sound right.
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17963 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Fresh air switch (not removal) question |
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Mine doesn't touch the dash either but doesn't flop around.
Take the other knob off and unbolt the whole assembly behind the dash for inspection/repair. _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold
Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you end up with a lot of scum on the top! - Russ_Wolfe/Edward Abbey |
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33883 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: Fresh air switch (not removal) question |
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That's not a switch.
Those two are knobs for the fresh air ventilation. The "switch" is just as I posted.
Best to fix your post title if you want a better answer.
The knob/cable assembly mounts behind the dash (towards front of the car, underneath) but IIRC, the knobs just pull off. Yours may be broken, and you'll need new assembly
You can find what you need in the Samba classifieds:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2503979
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2084224
What's that glue snot around the knobs and glovebox lid? Did someone apply a fake wood vinyl sheet to the dash? |
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mark40 Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2006 Posts: 106 Location: Marysville, Ohio
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: Fresh air knob and shaft (not removal) question |
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No, mine is not broken and I have the knobs and shaft assembly.
My question was, is there supposed to be something else there that fills the holes like an escutcheon or washer? I can not find a parts diagram for this assembly.
That fan switch is for 71 up, my car is a 70. |
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Bobnotch Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2003 Posts: 22358 Location: Kimball, Mi
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: Fresh air knob and shaft (not removal) question |
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mark40 wrote: |
No, mine is not broken and I have the knobs and shaft assembly.
My question was, is there supposed to be something else there that fills the holes like an escutcheon or washer? I can not find a parts diagram for this assembly.
That fan switch is for 71 up, my car is a 70. |
Yes, I think there's a plastic escutcheon that fills the gap. I don't know if ISP West (I'd try them anyway) would have them or not, but you could look thru the classifieds, as they should be the same as a 68 thru 73 part. I think a beetle version has a step in it to fit in the padded dash, so that won't work.
You could get new rubber knobs from them too. _________________ Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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mark40 Samba Member
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