Turn Signal Cam Replacement-1965 Sport Fury

[65 Sporty]

Hello

Looking for advice on how to replace the turn signal cam in a 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury.

The top piece has a sleeve through it that retained the turn signal arm (left side) and the bottom plastic piece has all the wires terminated on it has a metal slotted cylinder that retains the red wire and that the turn signal arm screw went through to hold the arm on. It looks like the replacement cam is the top piece and I need to separate the top and the bottom (without breaking the bottom plastic). I hope someone can give advice on next steps.

Thanks

 

[slantsixdan]

You just carefully pry the cam off the switch body with two wide flat screwdrivers. Then you carefully remove the switch shuttles, one at a time, taking careful note of which way round they are (can make a dot at the top with a Sharpie to make it easier to keep track), then you use Q-tips and alcohol to clean the contacts in the switch body and the metal sleeve on the shuttle, and a new pencil eraser to polish the shuttle sleeve, then you use another Q-tip to apply a small(!) amount of Sil-Glyde grease to the shuttle channel, then you reinstall the one shuttle and repeat with the other one.

Then you reinstall the switch into the steering column with the three screws that hold it in, then you make sure both shuttles are centred in their channels, then you firmly and evenly press the new cam down onto the switch, then you install one of the spring nuts, crownside-up/bigside-down, onto the screw, then you install the screw, holding the lever in place til the screw grabs hold of it, and tighten til everything is secure.