Hazard button not stqaying preswsed in

[Turbogus]

After several years I got going on this and two other annoying things to do with the steering column, horn staying on (broken turn signal cancelling cam) and the ignition cylinder (too much force to hold it in while turning to start the engine)
With the steeting wheel off and the column exposed think I can see what seems to be a teeter totter switch that holds continuity between the left and right turn signals but my FSM doesn't show me what is what. Does anyone have a diagram or photo of the top end of the column?

 

[Lumpy Grits]

I have had to use an air-hose to clean that area out many times over the years due to dirt/crud buildup.
Same goes for turn sig area.
LG

 

[Turbogus]

Wow, I'd think an air pressure line would be toostrong for those plastic parts.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Thought about that, AFTER do'n it. :dunno:
Never been an issue.
LG

 

[Torxhead]

Air hose worked for me at around 90 p.s.i.

 

[Turbogus]

Re: Hazard button not stqaying pressed in

I had enough slack in the cable group to pull out the upper end of the assembly and from what I see it seems that the Hazard button installed

May be the wrong type and not long enough to engage. I wonder if these may have a longer reach.

 

[Turbogus]

A wierd thing I found in this column was an STS threaded in as kind of set screw for the ignition cylinder. It doesn't seem OE and there's no reference I can find about it in the TSM. Has anyone else found this?

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Don't have that in mine.
LG

 

[Turbogus]

I learned from another forum that the later CJ's had a set screw and recess on the cylinder to accomodate one while earlier CJ cylinders have a tab that pushes in to lock the cylinder in. On mine the added set screw is what led to my issue with having to very firmly push in the key and rotate the cylinder to start.

From that forum;
Later model CJ's has a screw that held the lock in place.

See the angled slot in the top cylinder? The lower lock just has a spring loaded clip that holds it in place.

The yellow hole is were the retaing screw goes and the red box is were earlier CJ's had a detent to push in to release the lock.

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