tkach Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 As I was disassembling my Headlight Combo switch one of the contact plates fell out. Upon further inspection I found out why. The retaining clips located on the that hold the toggling contact plate in place was damaged and it was missing one of the vertical "restraints/pins". Now I cannot reassemble the switch because the plate will just continue to fall out, is there any way to replace/repair the metal base that plate sits on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkach Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 help !! anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEaM Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 man if i was back home is south carolina i could prol just send you a combo switch but i'm not even sure what is broken b/c your pick is kinda blurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkach Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Sorry For the bad photo here is a better one mabye I will get more help this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3RB Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 solder! yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkach Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Would solder provide me with a good long term fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Solder if done properly will hold. Epoxy might work OK also. Just make sure there is a good point of electrical contact. Personally, I would find a peice of metal in the garage and make the part over again in a vice using a file and a drill. The I would drill out the old rivet, and rivet in the new part I made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I don't think these contacts are copper or aluminum. If I remember correctly those are some kind of pot metal steel and solder won't work, that's why it's riveted. If it's broken you should make a new one from some scrap metal as cygnus recommends. If it's come loose from the pop rivet, get a pop rivet gun and a properly sized rivet and pop it back in. Either way you'll need a pop rivet gun and rivets. A bolt or screw will catch the switch mechanism and possibly cause more damage. Good luck with it! Might be worth while just to ask around for another switch. I don't have one for a Z, but I have one or two spare for a ZX. Unfortunately I'm not due home until next month from Iraq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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