DIY Ignition switch cleaning

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HOW TO CLEAN YOU’RE SWITCH

There has been many people that have been having problems with there ignition switch going out.

Problems to look for
speedo went to zero immediately.
The starter motor would work just fine and get the motor up to about 1500 rpm quickly, but as soon as you released the start detente, the motor would just die. you tried to restart numerous times always with the same result.
The Wipers, mirrors, windows, ventilation fan, power roof and indicator lights also would not work.
Horn, Headlights and instrument lights did work.
Car starts at the 3rd point but shuts off when you let go.
Car will start but dies at random and takes a long time to start back up.

The first thing you need to do is to take the too bolts off so you can get to the switch.
Now i cleaned my switch in side the car but taking it out will be way faster.

Now that you have it out,slowly on clip the tabs. Try not to snap them

After you have it apart,look out because there are 4 springs in side with little sliders.This is what it looks like apart

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Now take off the first slide and springs.And the other one.


Now there are humps on the tabs that make the connection when you turn the key.See how black they are? With a light sand paper,clean them off.

Now you need to clean the other half of the switch.You can see what im talking about.

Now to put it back together. The springs are all the same size so just put them in there spot. P.S i slightly stretched mine just a tad to be safe. Start with putting the spring in and after put the big slider in and then the small one. They only go in 1 way.
Now with the cap,i put just a small amount of silicone on the in side to keep gunk and moister out.
Add up the tabs to there spot and slowly snap it together.

And that’s it.

Hope this will help you guys out.

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cool wright up but your pics are not really clear at all

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Sorry about the pics. Im working on better ones as we speak. Ill update it as soon as i can. Thanks

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Fixed:)

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wow, i tried so hard to find what the problem is on my old da

now i know its the switch.

nice write up

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Grandma gonna be pissed when she finds out you got dirty car parts
on the table cloth!!!

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LMAO…no because that is an old cloth that i used so i don’t scratch the table:)

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Where is the ignition switch located in the car?

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Yeah where is this located so i can service this my self.

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Nice job.

The switch is where you put the key in to start the car. Just remove the plastic covers and you will see it.

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Nice write up! I’m having problems with intermittent start up as well… maybe I’l try this mod DIY first before I change any part of the distributor… hope it helps.

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Did you every fix the problem?? And thanks everyone. Glad i can help.

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No I didn’t get a chance to clean it… I’m having a headache dealing with the other 100000000000th problems that the DA came with… as of now… trying to pass the damn smog :bawl:

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LOL sorry for my late respond. Hope everything works out.