It was into the 50s this morning and right turn signal was slow to respond. It's the same issue I had in the fall. I sprayed some tuner cleaner in there and it helped for a bit, but I know that the turn signal assembly has to be taken apart, cleaned, lubed with dielectric and reassembled. Before I go in there is there anything "special" I should know about......
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When I took apart my last turn signal on my previous bike, it had a few small springs in there. If I ever have to do it on the ST, I'm going to stick it in a zip lock bag while I'm disassembling it so I don't loose those pesky springs.
Good idea.........or you can throw all the pieces in a plastic paint can cap full of EvapoRust..........does magic, even makes the outer switch look new
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Use some dielectric grease, suitable for plastics...
Does everything get tossed in that stuff Brant? It does not hurt anything?Good idea.........or you can throw all the pieces in a plastic paint can cap full of EvapoRust..........does magic, even makes the outer switch look new
I have done a bunch of bolts/screws in Pine-Sol, it worked great, but it appears to take a coating off because many rust quite easily now.
Make sure you're using a plastic safe contact cleaner. iirc the red can of CRC QD electronic cleaner is one. That was enough for my switch pods.
Don't know what the 11 switch pod looks like but the 13 doesn't explode springs bearings blinker fluid etc when taken apart.
Good idea to keep your finger oils (and acids) off them as much as possible.
If they're plain contacts a newish pencil eraser works well for cleaning contacts without being too abrasive.
Don't know what the 11 switch pod looks like but the 13 doesn't explode springs bearings blinker fluid etc when taken apart.
Good idea to keep your finger oils (and acids) off them as much as possible.
If they're plain contacts a newish pencil eraser works well for cleaning contacts without being too abrasive.
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I just put the red straw on a can of WD40 in one of the cracks and soak it. Usually I hit several of the cracks. Operate the switch while spraying. Lay a rag/towel to catch the overflow. This last 3-4 years and thousands of miles. Cheap, quick and easy. This also works on the High/Low head light switch.
Soak it with WD40 and 10 minutes later, Go Ride!
Soak it with WD40 and 10 minutes later, Go Ride!
I unscrewed the left switch and used spray cleaner with an acid brush until I felt it was *perfect*.
I then filled the entire area with dielectric grease from one of the pressurized cans about 9 years ago on the '01 and haven't had to go back into that switch.
I then filled the entire area with dielectric grease from one of the pressurized cans about 9 years ago on the '01 and haven't had to go back into that switch.
