My conv. top switch quit working about a year ago and everyone that I asked about it told me that it was not repairable and that you had to remove the dash to get to it. This is on my 71 GS. Well, because I thought it was going to be a time consuming job, I kept putting it off until finally last weekend I decided that I had to get it done so I could start enjoying the conv. again. I had the switch out and repaired and working within an hour. I don't know why I was told that you had to remove the dash. There is a cover around the switch and behind it 2 screws hold the switch in place. The switch itself was a very simple repair with some JB Weld to fill the end of the little tube that actuates the contacts. A little reshaping and I had it working in no time. I guess the point to this is: Don't accept someone else's description of the problem until you check it out yourself. I should have done that a long time ago. ou: Randy
As stated in my original post, I don't have a problem anymore. I repaired the old switch. It was easy and only took about an hour from start to finish. Randy
repair Randy, It never hurts to have spare electrical switches around. I am proud of you for trying. You will be surprised at the things that can be done if some body will just try. the way I look at it is, If I am successfull, I am home free, if not ,well, It was already broke. :laugh:
conrgats on the repair!! :TU: to cool thing about fixing something like that switch is... now you know what you have. buying a replacement or even an NOS is no gaurantee of how long its going to function. do you think the success with that repair will lighten the "intimidation factor" in the future on things you normally would not tackle?... what will you next journey into the unknown be? uzzled:
intimidation is not the issue I wasn't intimidated by the job. I just kept putting it off because I thought it was going to be very time consuming. I did a minor restoration on this car and I removed everything on the outside of the car except the body. This included an engine rebuild and a complete drivetrain detail. All of the suspension and brakes were re-done also. The car looks brand new now. And it really runs and drives well. Randy
Just went through this with my broken heater switch on my '69 Electra. Some Super Weld and a mold made from a cardboard tube kept me from having to keep looking for a seemingly impossible to locate part. For me, "victory" with a minor project like this helpsw me stay motivated to keep going. With suspension, body and floor rust repair, primer and paint, exhaust, and motor work left to do it's easy to get overwhelmed. And I felt the same way when I was done - "I should have done that a long time ago. ou: "
