Ignition switch loose
#1 Ignition switch loose
After I got the car back from the latest rebuild by my mechanic, the ignition switch is loose. It had had to be replaced, and the escutcheon (that metal ring that screws down to hold it on to the air conditioner) is just not quite tight enough to hold it from turning when turning the ignition on and off. This makes it a bit of a game, as I never know from one time to the next which way the key goes in. I suppose I could fabricate a kind of a tool with two pins to fit the two slots on the escutcheon, but it would take some doing to get it to fit properly.
Any other advice?
I guess there must be a correct tool out there to fit these things, but I can't seem to think of what it would be called, and of course, I only need it just once.
Any other advice?
I guess there must be a correct tool out there to fit these things, but I can't seem to think of what it would be called, and of course, I only need it just once.
Mark Pearson
1969 Jaguar XKE 2+2
Missouri, USA
1969 Jaguar XKE 2+2
Missouri, USA
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#2 Re: Ignition switch loose
David Jones
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#3 Re: Ignition switch loose
You can make one out of a bit of thinwalled pipe and a file. I used stainless.
If you've got a bit of appropriately sized pipe in your scrapbox it only takes a couple of minutes to file one up.
If you've got a bit of appropriately sized pipe in your scrapbox it only takes a couple of minutes to file one up.
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#4 Re: Ignition switch loose
I made one from a piece of 2mm thick aluminium. I cut a notch in it to straddle the switch toggles and filed the ends of the legs to a Vee to engage the slots in the bezels.
Works a treat and won't damage the switches, being relatively soft. It should be fine for a home restorer although perhaps not suitable for regular use.
I tried to upload a photograph but got thwarted several times.
Regards
Works a treat and won't damage the switches, being relatively soft. It should be fine for a home restorer although perhaps not suitable for regular use.
I tried to upload a photograph but got thwarted several times.
Regards
Stuart
If you can't make it work, make it complicated!
'62 FHC - Nearing completion
'69 Daimler 420 Sovereign
'78 Land Rover Series 3 109
If you can't make it work, make it complicated!
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Wow! That's excellent. I will work on that tomorrow. I am sure I can find a piece of soft metal I can file down to fit that thing enough to screw it down tight.
Thanks so much for your help.
Thanks so much for your help.
Mark Pearson
1969 Jaguar XKE 2+2
Missouri, USA
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#6 Re: Ignition switch loose
I've finally managed to upload a picture. My dodgy broadband connection just won't allow me to do it.
Like I said before. It isn't pretty but it is effective and you can keep re-filing the ends.
Regards
Stuart
If you can't make it work, make it complicated!
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'69 Daimler 420 Sovereign
'78 Land Rover Series 3 109
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#7 Re: Ignition switch loose
Make one for doing the toggle switches as well, it's WAY better than faffling about with snapring pliers. If you make one out of a bit of pipe then it will move the lozenge for you, if you make it out of a plate then it'll still be a bit fiddly.
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#8 Re: Ignition switch loose
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Neil
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1967 S1 FHC
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1967 S1 FHC
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#9 Re: Ignition switch loose
That's what I made, I had some 25mm and 19mm stainless pipe. I didn't bother with a tommy bar, that would have taken another 5 minutes to make - mine just have a bit of cloth tape on the end.neil4444 wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CLASSIC-CAR-S ... Sw2xRYUCK1
But for 20 pounds... not bad
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