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Thank you all, who said this site is fading away.
Great ideas, I do not see a square washer so sounds like Theo's cure is
required.
Beau
On Tue, Mar 5, 2024, 11:49 AM Gary Winblad <winbladgary@gmail.com> wrote:
> Theo is shaking loose some of my old brain cells.
> I had the rotating switch problem too. I asked Paul Reisentz about it, h=
e
> told me about the stock square washer and gave me one.
> When I went to put it in, I found I already had one. The routered cutout
> is too big, so Theo's custom part is the way to go to really
> fix the problem.
> Gary
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 12:05=E2=80=AFAM Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> This was also happening to me. The problem is that the cutout in the das=
h
>> leaves not enough thickness for the ring nut to tightly hold the switch =
in
>> position before the nut is bottomed out.
>> I addressed the issue by making an aluminum plate that snugly fits the
>> routered cutout in the back side of the dash, as well as having a hole f=
or
>> the switch with flats that match those on the switch body. So the switch=
is
>> prevented from rotating by the flats on the plate rather than by how tig=
ht
>> the nut is.
>>
>> I think I used 1/16 inch thick sheet aluminum but anything near there
>> will work.
>>
>> Theo
>>
>> > On Mar 4, 2024, at 9:16 PM, Lance Beauchamp <blance598@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > =EF=BB=BF
>> > I know this sounds weird but my ignition sw turns when I go to start
>> the car, I have to hold the sw with my left hand a d turn the key with =
my
>> right.what is going g on here.
>> > I'm having my issues lately. Doesn't matter how tight I turn the
>> chrome ring on the dash .
>> > Beau
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<div dir=3D"auto">Thank you all, who said this site is fading away.<div dir=
=3D"auto">Great ideas, I do not see a square=C2=A0 washer so sounds like Th=
eo's cure is required.=C2=A0 =C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Beau</div></=
div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
Tue, Mar 5, 2024, 11:49 AM Gary Winblad <<a href=3D"mailto:winbladgary@=
gmail.com">winbladgary@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Theo is shaking loose some of my old br=
ain cells.</div><div>I had the rotating switch problem too.=C2=A0 I asked P=
aul Reisentz about it, he told me about the stock square washer and gave me=
one.</div><div>When I went to put it in, I found I already had one.=C2=A0 =
The routered cutout is too big, so Theo's custom part is the way to go =
to really</div><div>fix the problem.</div><div>Gary</div><div><br></div></d=
iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On =
Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 12:05=E2=80=AFAM Theo Smit <<a href=3D"mailto:tsmit@=
shaw.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">tsmit@shaw.ca</a>> wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8e=
x;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">This was also ha=
ppening to me. The problem is that the cutout in the dash leaves not enough=
thickness for the ring nut to tightly hold the switch in position before t=
he nut is bottomed out. <br>
I addressed the issue by making an aluminum plate that snugly fits the rout=
ered cutout in the back side of the dash, as well as having a hole for the =
switch with flats that match those on the switch body. So the switch is pre=
vented from rotating by the flats on the plate rather than by how tight the=
nut is. <br>
<br>
I think I used 1/16 inch thick sheet aluminum but anything near there will =
work. <br>
<br>
Theo<br>
<br>
> On Mar 4, 2024, at 9:16 PM, Lance Beauchamp <<a href=3D"mailto:blan=
ce598@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">blance598@gmail.com</=
a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> =EF=BB=BF<br>
> I know this sounds weird but my ignition sw turns when I go to start t=
he=C2=A0 car, I have to hold the sw with my left hand a d turn the key with=
my right.what is going g on here. <br>
> I'm having my issues lately.=C2=A0 Doesn't matter how tight I =
turn the chrome ring on the dash .<br>
> Beau<br>
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