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wiper/washer switch removal

The 101 has a lucas rotating/push switch that controls the wipers and washers - you turn it for wipers and push it in to wash. I presume that series's and RRC's had the same one?

I've been stripping the dash ready to tidy it up and rewire and I can't get the switch out!

I can undo the base but the big plastic knob on the end needs to come off the shaft to pull it back through the dash..

I'd like the save the switch in one piece - should the knob just pull off if i lever it, or is it affixed via a more devious method?

There is what looks like a metal pin half way up the shaft of the knob. should this be a small screw head? (looks like it has snapped or rusted if so).

any insight?

I'm guessing from beamend's site that a replacement will cost me about £20?, or am i looking at the wrong thing? If its actually less than a fiver i'm less worried about breaking the old one!

Reply to
Tom Woods
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There should be a little round metal pin about 2/3 of the way up the shaft of the knob. Press this in and the knob should pull off the switch. It is indeed the same as a Series III item, but flaming expensive to replace if you break it.

Alex

Reply to
Alex

579006 Series 3 Wiper Switch (Lucas) £20.13 inc VAT

Not that bad.

Richard

Reply to
beamendsltd

Its not moving in. I will try special tool number 1 and a small drift on it tonight.

Reply to
Tom Woods

I'd possibly say its not that good either ;)

I'm not referring to your price (as its probably more expensive elsewhere!), but £20 just for a switch is more than i'd prefer to spend on one!

Reply to
Tom Woods

I replaced mine with a standard flip switch and a seperate temporary contact switch for the wipers. An original is too expencive for the purpose it serves. Depends how original you want things to be.

The self park switch on the wiper motor long since ceased working anyway, which costs as much as the original rotating wiper switch, and if the pair of them are knackered that is just silly money.

Reply to
Larry

On or around Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:26:14 +0000, Tom Woods enlightened us thusly:

it should move thusly - took me a while to work out how to remove the knob from one once.

Reply to
Austin Shackles

I had one once and it flew apart never to be re-asembled hence its replacement with a toggle switch. anyway I like toggle switches with a nice sound click to them.

Reply to
Larry

Speak for yourself, i think £20 for a switch is outrageous. Especially when the toggle switches that populate the rest of the dash are about £4 a go.

Alex

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Alex

A quick look didn't find a price but I suspect it is cheap compared to the same item for a 110 JD

Reply to
JD

you can get a plastic toggle switch for 60p from VWP (are they really inferior to the lucas ones?)...

The specialist switches like the lucas wiper washer one are always more expensive.

Reply to
Tom Woods

On or around Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:15:52 +0000, Tom Woods enlightened us thusly:

Lucas toggles always have a nice feel to them, though. especially the

2-position side-and-head ones.

Motor World have a nice line in all-metal ones, with metal toggle bit. but they're not cheap.

Reply to
Austin Shackles

I used metal ones from maplins when i rewired the landy. lasting well and they were only about £2.

Reply to
Tom Woods

Just updating because after trying to suqeeze the metal bit in using all sorts of combinationg of pliers and screws i decided to tap it with the hammer and the plastic knob smashed off!.

Switch still seems to work though, so i will have to fashion a replacement knob.

With the knob off it is clear that the metal bit was never going to move anyway as its very rusty!

Reply to
Tom Woods

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