[Tigers] Ignition sw

[Lance Beauchamp]

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 at 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, he
> 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 AM Theo Smit <tsmit at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> This was also happening 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 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 for
>> 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 tight
>> 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 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > 
>> > 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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