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1926-7 Ignition Switch: got one.
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 6:08 pm
by Fozz71
My ignition switch on my '26 won't keep contact with the battery side and is very worn and loose. Does anyone have a good one available? Wanted to ask before I buy brand new. Solved: re-bent the contacts and she's like new now.
Thanks,
James
Re: Wanted: 1926-7 Ignition Switch
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:07 pm
by TRDxB2
Fozz71 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2024 6:08 pm
My ignition switch on my '26 won't keep contact with the battery side and is very worn and loose. Does anyone have a good one available? Wanted to ask before I buy brand new.
Thanks,
James
6306083978
No need to buy a new one. You can repair yours with my help or I can do it for you.
Most of the time on the original ones the fiber backing plate gets warped over time as a result of dampness & the contact points pushing up. A light sanding of the underside may flatten it. I'm in Moline Il just 2 hours away to far. I'll email you via the Forum
Re: Wanted: 1926-7 Ignition Switch
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:53 am
by TWrenn
TRDxB2 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:07 pm
Fozz71 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2024 6:08 pm
My ignition switch on my '26 won't keep contact with the battery side and is very worn and loose. Does anyone have a good one available? Wanted to ask before I buy brand new.
Thanks,
James
6306083978
No need to buy a new one. You can repair yours with my help or I can do it for you.
Most of the time on the original ones the fiber backing plate gets warped over time as a result of dampness & the contact points pushing up. A light sanding of the underside may flatten it. I'm in Moline Il just 2 hours away to far. I'll email you via the Forum
Besides that, quite frankly and honestly, the repro switches, IF you can even find one, are junk. Don't ask me how I know...gets my dander up!
Re: Wanted: 1926-7 Ignition Switch
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2024 10:17 am
by Fozz71
Thanks guys, first I am going to try and re-bend the contacts and see if I can get a better connection that way. BTW, of course the first response to my inbox was a scammer trying to bilk me out of $50 for copied pics of a switch from Lang's. Always some morlock trying to scam.