Turn Signal Problem

Joined
Dec 12, 2010
Messages
407
Age
74
Location
Huntington NY
Bike
2010 Red NT 700
My turn signal switch works very irregularly to indicate a right turn. No problem on left turn indication. I took it apart and tried to clean up the contacts and put some dialectic grease on the mechanism. It worked fine when I had it apart and worked for a while when I put it back together and then by the next day it was back to mostly not working.

Any advice on correcting this situation would be appreciated.

thanks
 

mikesim

Site Supporter
Joined
Jun 7, 2011
Messages
3,331
Age
74
Location
Union, MO
Bike
NT700, Red, #989,
Did you clean up the contacts or just put dielectric grease on them? There is usually some spring tension on the brass strips. It may be helpful to bend 'em slightly to make better contact.

Mike
 
OP
OP
Herb
Joined
Dec 12, 2010
Messages
407
Age
74
Location
Huntington NY
Bike
2010 Red NT 700
Thanks. I did a more thorough job this time. Took the metal indicator lever off and cleaned up both sides and it's working consistently now. We'll see if this is long term.
 

mikesim

Site Supporter
Joined
Jun 7, 2011
Messages
3,331
Age
74
Location
Union, MO
Bike
NT700, Red, #989,
Thanks. I did a more thorough job this time. Took the metal indicator lever off and cleaned up both sides and it's working consistently now. We'll see if this is long term.
Herb, that should fix it. The dielectric grease is good in preventing corrosion but it cleans the contacts not so good. The chemical cleaners as Bruce suggested are better, but still not as good as manually cleaning the contacts. I have a nifty contact cleaning pen that uses fiberglass fibers as an abrasive and it will fit in tiny openings. It was actually designed for paint prep but it works great on electrical contacts.

Mike
 
Joined
Jan 23, 2011
Messages
1,285
Location
Arkansas
Bike
2020 Kawasaki Versys
Even a regular lead pencil eraser can do a pretty good job of cleaning contacts.

Brad
 

RedLdr1

Site Supporter
Moderator
Joined
Dec 12, 2010
Messages
2,569
Location
Woodstock, Georgia
Even a regular lead pencil eraser can do a pretty good job of cleaning contacts.

Brad
+1 The harder the eraser the better...

Years ago I "stole" one of my wife's "extra fine" emery boards to clean electrical contacts on the road. It takes up virtually no space in my on board tool bag and has come in handy more than once. :)
 
Top Bottom