Thanks Cosgig - Turn Signal Fix (Pics) 64 Valiant
In preparing to pass provincial inspection to get my 64 Valiant street Legal I discovered the turn signal arm has been snapped off at the base causing additional delays. The original owner snapped it off when his knee hit the signal arm trying to get his legs over the roll bar.
Sellers on EBay wanted $150 for a lever.
I posted a thread about it and within minutes Cosgig responded with not only the fix but offered me 2 levers ( one of each style) free of charge.
Not only that he shipped them to me the same day and paid for the shipping Canada!
I thought I would do a follow up post to let Geof know his generosity was put to good use. It was also my first time working on a steering column and having to use a puller. I am very new to working on my own cars and loving every minute of it! So I thought I would post pics for other newbies like me that haven't done this before.
So......first thing I did to prepare for the fix was to purchase an original one of these. It was great suggestion to get one.
Here is the steering with after market GT wheel.
Here are the two levers I received from Cosgig. He was also nice enough to send me a spare screw that holds the canceling cam.
First order of business was cleaning up the arms. I used a rust spray and Evaporust. Sanded so primer and paint would stick. I used some "Faux" chrome spray paint and it turned out quite nice.
Here is finished product all ready for install.
As for changing the lever out, as most of you know you have to remove the steering wheel with a wheel puller, then you will see a screw that holds on the canceling cam. That screw is about 2 1/2" long and holds on the signal lever also. Just unscrew it, wiggle the lever tang out of the hole and insert the new lever and run the screw back in. The lever has a raised ledge on the mounting end to locate it and actuate the canceling cam. It is supposed to take 10 minutes.....took me a lot longer! Lol
On to part 2 and removing steering wheel and install
In preparing to pass provincial inspection to get my 64 Valiant street Legal I discovered the turn signal arm has been snapped off at the base causing additional delays. The original owner snapped it off when his knee hit the signal arm trying to get his legs over the roll bar.
Sellers on EBay wanted $150 for a lever.
I posted a thread about it and within minutes Cosgig responded with not only the fix but offered me 2 levers ( one of each style) free of charge.
Not only that he shipped them to me the same day and paid for the shipping Canada!
I thought I would do a follow up post to let Geof know his generosity was put to good use. It was also my first time working on a steering column and having to use a puller. I am very new to working on my own cars and loving every minute of it! So I thought I would post pics for other newbies like me that haven't done this before.
So......first thing I did to prepare for the fix was to purchase an original one of these. It was great suggestion to get one.
Here is the steering with after market GT wheel.
Here are the two levers I received from Cosgig. He was also nice enough to send me a spare screw that holds the canceling cam.
First order of business was cleaning up the arms. I used a rust spray and Evaporust. Sanded so primer and paint would stick. I used some "Faux" chrome spray paint and it turned out quite nice.
Here is finished product all ready for install.
As for changing the lever out, as most of you know you have to remove the steering wheel with a wheel puller, then you will see a screw that holds on the canceling cam. That screw is about 2 1/2" long and holds on the signal lever also. Just unscrew it, wiggle the lever tang out of the hole and insert the new lever and run the screw back in. The lever has a raised ledge on the mounting end to locate it and actuate the canceling cam. It is supposed to take 10 minutes.....took me a lot longer! Lol
On to part 2 and removing steering wheel and install