On May 5, 3:24=A0pm, Chip <chip.w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> randallbr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > On May 4, 8:56 pm, "Tiger" <tiger0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> I would say you need to take the switch apart and clean all the
conacts=
.. If
> >> not, buy new switch.
>
> >> I just did all my car windows... geez... they will open the windows
kin=
da
> >> slowly, but the three windows will not go up without fiddling... So I
t=
ook
> >> it all apart, rub the contacts clean and put it back together...
>
> >> Now, all windows opens fast and close fast with absolute authority..
>
> > I'll do that, as nothing else has worked, and it does act like that
> > one side of the switch is the culprit.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> Don't know about this particular switch, but having taken many of them
> apart to clean, be careful, be very careful. =A0Most of them have fiddly
> little springs and contacts under tension. Without the spring or a wrong
> bend in the lever, you just have a piece of junk. =A0Cleaning contacts
can=
> be done and it is usually the oxide on the surface that is the problem.
> =A0 A simple spray with Contact Cleaner (see Radio Shack) or a little
> LIGHT filing is all that is needed. =A0If that doesn't do it, I suggest
a
> new switch.
>
> Chip
This is exactly why I was reluctant to go into the switch panel and
was hoping (as always) for a simple, miracle cure. My recollection of
the labyrinth behind the burlwood in this case is that I might be able
to clean the switch contacts without having to dismantle the switches.
Thanks, again!
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