Headlight Switch
Niedhogg
Old Time Jeeper
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- '79 Jeep CJ7 Renegade with 304ci V8, TH400 auto, Quadratrac T-case, Stock 20 and 30 rears with no mods yet, not sure of the gear ratio.. 4" Softride Superlift, w/widetrac shock towers and 35x12.50x15 BFG Mud-Terrains
'76 CJ5, 232 ci, T-150 3-speed, D20 T-case, Corp. 20 rear w/full float axles and lockout hubs and Detroit auto locker, D30 front w/lockout hubs, gear ratio is unknown..
So I bought a new switch, because it seemed like it wan't working.. you know how you should feel a positive engagement when you pull or push the knob, like one click and the parking lights come on, and then the second click the headlights come on, right?? So I wasn't getting this with the old switch, in fact the whole rod just pulls right out of the switch, besides the non-engagement, so I'm thinking it's screwed up internally.. so the new switch, I install it into the dash, and then slide the rod into the switch and try to work it, and nothing... exactly the same thing, no physical engagement and the rod pulls right out still.. I don't get it, is the rod bad? it has a notch on the end of it that I would guess is what is supposed to engage the switch, and there is a small spring loaded button on the back side that maybe is supposed to release this rod??
What's the deal??
What's the deal??