Turn signal "click"

[sublimer]

Haha, too funny! I looked through your ~400 pics of your truck, some impressive work!

There are a lot of folks here on the site that have issues with this harness though. It would be nice to have a source for a replacement harness for the two different turn signal switches for our bumps.

When you say 2 different turn signal switches, do you mean the two different connectors for the turn signal switch, or are there simply 2 different styles?

I'm hoping I can just pop the old pins out and shove the new ones in and forget about it. We'll see though, things always have a knack for never being as easy as they should be

[91Bear]

Couldn't you just buy some connectors from Radio Shack? They won't be the same as the originals but as long as you get male and female and match the wires up, they should work. Right?

(Do a search on Radio Shack here in the forums. I believe someone has done this before.)

[basketcase0302]

Thank you, it's pretty dirty right now.

or are there simply 2 different styles?

There are two different styles. I'm not sure what year it changed but my TSS has only one harness-where yours has the two harnesses here:

[69fordfan]

just a ltlle tid bit that is probably obvious to you but i missed te mark when i changed out my turn signal switch. make sure you have the steering wheel in the proper location when you put it back on. there is a pin on the back side of the steering wheel that releases the cam that holds the turn sigal switch over when you flip the switch. i did not put mine on in the proper orientation and the switch would not turn off after completing a lft turn unless i turned the wheel PAST straight forward position. it was irritating and im sure i irritated other drivers. hope it helps.

[sublimer]

just a ltlle tid bit that is probably obvious to you but i missed te mark when i changed out my turn signal switch. make sure you have the steering wheel in the proper location when you put it back on. there is a pin on the back side of the steering wheel that releases the cam that holds the turn sigal switch over when you flip the switch. i did not put mine on in the proper orientation and the switch would not turn off after completing a lft turn unless i turned the wheel PAST straight forward position. it was irritating and im sure i irritated other drivers. hope it helps.

Never would have known...thanks!

[sublimer]

Switch came in the mail today, it's beautiful out, and I have nothing else to do (besides work on taxes) so I think I'll get this switch working

I'll let you know how it goes and post some lessons learned.

[sublimer]

Hmm, so I have a problem...

I installed the new turn signal and it works just as it did before. The left blinker comes on, the right blinker comes on, and then no canceling if I turn the wheel back and forth. What I did notice (that I don't think existed before) is that the steering wheel is at a slightly different tilt angle than the steering column (as seen in the last picture). I don't think it's supposed to be like that because the catch on the back of the steering is raised too far up to catch the turn signal switch. What should the spacing be between the column and the wheel? Any pics as an example?

Thanks!

[basketcase0302]

is that the steering wheel is at a slightly different tilt angle than the steering column (as seen in the last picture).

I think you've "hit the nail on the head" so to speak. From the first picture it almost looks to me that the upper bearing in your column is bad causing the steering shaft to sag down?
Maybe someone else can chime in here to help?

[sublimer]

is that the steering wheel is at a slightly different tilt angle than the steering column (as seen in the last picture).

I think you've "hit the nail on the head" so to speak. From the first picture it almost looks to me that the upper bearing in your column is bad causing the steering shaft to sag down?
Maybe someone else can chime in here to help?

I see what you're saying, but that picture is misleading I believe. There is this 'cusp' thing that goes around the steering wheel shaft that centers it. I didn't have it on in that picture. You can see it in the 4th picture sitting right against the steering wheel shaft, there is a little notch in it that you can see. I assumed the purpose of this piece was to make it align with the middle of the steering column, which it did.

[FORDification]

It appears to me that your steering wheel isn't mounted down as far as it should be. There seems to be an overly-large gap between the wheel and the turn signal housing. With the steering wheel sitting out that far from the TSS, the nub on the back of the steering wheel that's supposed to contact the canceling arms on the TSS is too far away to do so.

To correct, you'll have to loosen the column housing on the firewall mounting bracket and under the dash, slide the column housing up towards the wheel until you have about a 1/8" gap, and then tighten the column housing attachment bolts back down. And then slide the lower bearing retainer (collar) up on the shaft, so that it's up against the lower bearing.

[69fordfan]

are you sure you have the switch in paralell/flat with the inside of the column, and when you put the steering wheel back on did you have it ALL THE WAY ON? im asking cause if it isnt, it may only be catching only one side and not the other on the horseshoe looking post on the back of your steereing wheel. it (the horseshoe) should make contact with both of the plactic arms on your switch when you turn the wheel. on mine i have a spring and a little brass pin that fits in the shoe. but in the column i also have a flat round plate the the pin-under spring pressure- rides on. its the pin that releases the arm that holds the turn signal on until you turn the wheel and the pin "unlocks" the switch and turns the signal off. maby you are missing a few parts??? not sure on that year.