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Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#952520
As title states, when I finish my turn the indicator wont switch off automatically.

Can I fix this or have I broken it beyond repair?

Thank you!

Johnny.

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#952523
There is a little tab on the indicator housing that has probably broken off. You have to take off the steering wheel and then take out the indicator switch to see it to be sure but I would be willing to bet that is the problem.

Yogie

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#952533
Allbones wrote:As title states, when I finish my turn the indicator wont switch off automatically.

Can I fix this or have I broken it beyond repair?

Thank you!

Johnny.
what model beetle Johnny?? early [up to >1968]
Late [from 1968 on>]

take the steering wheel off and You will see the spring clip etc
I hear of a lot of people replacing their blinker switches so maybe this is what breaks???

cheers

LEE
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Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#952535
Sorry, It's a 64 beelte. Will Have a look on the weekend and advise. I did hear a large click from it the other night though When I held the indicator on when it tried to turn itself off so that may have done it.

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#952547
I normally just get used to it when that happens....😂

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#952559
I never knew there was meant to be an auto off!! 🤪
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2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·

#952566
It's a novelty when I get a VW which has an indicator that still cancels out. I've just gotten used to turning it off myself also. Just one of the quirks of old cars and things that stop working.
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Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#952597
OK, looks like i have stumbled across the problem. Upon dricing to work today the indicator switch decided it didnt like its current position, and started hanging freely.

Got to work and realised the grub screw holding it in place had loosed. Held the indicator unit close to the steering wheel where it should be, and it "Auto-offed" when I turned the wheel.

So it was just a loose grub. Lucky me 🙂

Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#952656
I spoke too soon 🙁

I got home and tried to tighten the grub screw on the side of the indicator assembly. Nothing happened.

So I removed the grub screw thinking there may be a hole or something in the steering column that it needed to thread into.

When I removed the screw a backing plate fell out, and the screw appeared to be broken at the bottom (pictured below)

What do I do now? how do I secure the assembly in place?

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69bug Officially Full-On Dubber

300 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#952662
So they are meant to auto cancel?
1969 1500

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#952668
Yep, standard feature since 1960

Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#952687
Joel wrote:Yep, standard feature since 1960
I'm going to start a rush in indicator assemblies aren't I? Everyone's going to want this feature back now 😂

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#952706
haha, I for one thats for sure. I never knew of such. I'm gonna take a screw driver to it tomorrow :P
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Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#952707
Never the less, back to the point at hand. How do I mount the indicator switch? 😂

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#952719
Remove the switch assembly, put the screw back in, fit the tab and try and peen the end of the screw to keep the tab in place. Looks to me to be a replacement switch as the cad plated screw is normally zinc plated on an og unit.
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Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#952720
matberry wrote:Remove the switch assembly, put the screw back in, fit the tab and try and peen the end of the screw to keep the tab in place. Looks to me to be a replacement switch as the cad plated screw is normally zinc plated on an og unit.
OK, will give it a go. Thank you.

AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#952736
Allbones wrote:How do I mount the indicator switch? 😂
Doggy, missionary... It's up to you. 😂
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#952763
AA003 wrote:
Allbones wrote:How do I mount the indicator switch? 😂
Doggy, missionary... It's up to you. 😂
bahahaha. Well said.