Dip / Main Beam Headlight Swtich (Stalk) Rebuild

PostPost by: pharriso » Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:57 pm

The Dip Main Beam switch on the steering column was acting intermittantly, so I searched around for a document on how to rebuild it. Nothing here, but found this document on a Triumph forum:

Winter 2009-10 (Fixing Switches).pdf
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As the switches are not inexpensive I thought I'd have a go figuring out what was wrong with mine. Easy enough to remove from the column, upon removal found the main switch plate flapping around:
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Fortunately the switch contacts were in excellent condition . So I recrimped the body to grip the switch plate & re-assembled:
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Reconnected & all is well :D
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PostPost by: USA64 » Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:20 pm

It's so nice when that happens!
We are supposed to be having fun, are we not?
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