Hello everyone,

My turn signal lever broke off from the column and I am having difficulty replacing it. Someone linked two sets of photo instructions to an earlier post dealing with this problem. The instructions seem to suggest that after removing the turn signal canceling cam and upper steering column shaft bearing spring that the turn signal lever can be pulled straight out without having to remove any more from the column. Is this true? If so, my next question is this. I don't have an arm to pull out, just the broken piece that remains inside the wiper switch. My idea is to drill a small hole inside the broken piece so that I can insert an instrument to pull the piece out. Any suggestions?

Pictures # 17 & 18 are what I am referencing.
http://elcaminocentral.com/article95.html

Thanks,
Paul Bolden

Where did it break? If you have a stub sticking out of there, grab it with a pair of pliers and pull quickly and it will just come out. They kind of snap into the switch itself. The problem comes if you have cruise and then you have to thread the new cruise wire down through the column and that requires removing the steering wheel and lock plate. If you just have the switch/wiper switch, they just push in and out of the socket on the switch.

John Stricker

quote Originally posted by pbolden: Hello everyone, My turn signal lever broke off from the column and I am having difficulty replacing it. Someone linked two sets of photo instructions to an earlier post dealing with this problem. The instructions seem to suggest that after removing the turn signal canceling cam and upper steering column shaft bearing spring that the turn signal lever can be pulled straight out without having to remove any more from the column. Is this true? If so, my next question is this. I don't have an arm to pull out, just the broken piece that remains inside the wiper switch. My idea is to drill a small hole inside the broken piece so that I can insert an instrument to pull the piece out. Any suggestions? Pictures # 17 & 18 are what I am referencing. http://elcaminocentral.com/article95.html Thanks, Paul Bolden

Hi John,

Thanks for the reply. No, I don't have cruise. The arm broke off where it is scored at. There is nothing sticking out to grab hold of.

Paul Bolden

When my lever broke with cruise I was able to fish the cruise cable through the column with a wire without removing all that "stuff".

Hello 3.4Turbo,

How did you remove the part of the lever that remained in the column after it broke?

Thanks,
Paul Bolden

I had one do that to a friend once. He used a small drill bit and drilled into what was left of the stalk only slightly and pulled it out with the drill bit still in it. You shouldn't have to go in but just a little bit. Just enought to bite into it.

Josh

Hello Josh,

Do you remember if your friend had to remove the steering wheel, lock plate and so forth?

Thanks,
Paul Bolden

quote Originally posted by pbolden: Hello Josh, Do you remember if your friend had to remove the steering wheel, lock plate and so forth? Thanks, Paul Bolden

No, he didn't have to remove anything. Just drill into whats left of the stalk(make sure thats what your drilling), not to deep. With the drill bit embeded into the stalk pull it straight out and the stalk piece should come with it. It doesn't take much to pull it out. It didn't take him but 10 min. to do.

Thanks Josh and everyone else that took the time to reply as it was much appreciated.

Paul Bolden

Thats great man, congrats!