I have a dumb question. My 1988 Cherokee turn signal lever won't stay in position when turning right. It stays ok when turning left (yeah , I know, just make left hand turns). Other than that everything works fine. Anyway, do I need the plastic "cam" in the column under the steering wheel or do I need the combination wiper/dimmer/turn signal switch that the lever shoves into? I hope that I just need the cam because it's $10.00 as opposed to $100.00 for the combination switch. The parts places won't let you return electrical parts, so I can't buy both and return the one that I don't need. Thanks in advance for any help! Keith
Turn signal switch question-Cherokee
Sep 10, 2005
9 Replies
i dont know about the cherokee but I have had to replace the multi function switch on wranglers often they cost me 38 bucks and about 20 minute install!
Is your steering wheel slightly crooked by any chance?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sKeith Stelter wrote:
Nope. It's perfectly straight. The car had this problem when I bought it a few months ago, and I'm just now getting around to fixing it. I had to take care of other more important things first, like changing over the cooling system, etc.
Hey Mike,
you going to post a trip report on your labour day run? interested to see what I missed!
I will, I am still getting the photos together, Steve took a pile. Physiotherapy beat/stretched the crap out of a couple muscles I didn't know I had this week, so I can't sit for long right now...
Mike
Steve wrote:
Hi Keith, It's the switch, usually it's the left side that breaks as we try to hold it working when the wheels are turned to the left in a dangerous position while waiting for the light:
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