Turn signals, dammit

[Stoner Dan]

Hey, y'all--
So, I've been thoroughly LOVING my "new" '74 SCS, but I'm afraid I may have run into a problem that might be worth several hours of heartache...

I was pulling up to a stop sign that's at a slight right curve in the street. Hit the left turn signal, but I have to turn the wheel to the right to pull up to the stop.

The self-return on the signal triggered as I turned the wheel to the right, so I absent-mindedly held down on the turn signal arm and I heard a little click. Now, the turn signals don't work at all. No lamp, no relay/ballast sound, nothing.

I changed the relay/ballast, but that didn't fix the problem. Did I break something in the column? Has anyone run across this problem?

 

[Mil1ion]

Chances are the only damge you have done is you broke the cancelling device so now toy have to live with it or repair it.

 

[Stoner Dan]

Ah, I was wondering if that's what it was--is device all part of the collar on the column? I know those things are a weak point of the Dents...

 

[DNFXDLI]

I believe it is part of the turn signal switch.

 

[Mil1ion]

Just the steering wheel and TS switch

 

[BKW]

I believe it is part of the turn signal switch.

You can buy the plastic turn signal cancelling cam from an autoparts store, but it can be a real b!tch to install.

1973/77 F100/350: There are THREE different TSS's.

D3TZ13341A-Use with M/T / Available from Ford.

D3TZ13341B-Use with A/T / Available from Ford.

Ford's webpage is down, so I cannot list the MSRP or the discounted prices (from PARTSGUYED.COM) for these two switches.

D5TZ13341B-1975/77-Use with Speed Control only / Obsolete

Some can be found NOS from Ford Dealers/obsolete parts vendors.

 

[LEB Ben]

Agree with these guys, and if it is in fact switch/cam related, for peace of mind...I think I'd just go ahead and drop the $90 and replace the switch. It's basically a matter of pulling the steering wheel, unplugging the old switch, throwing the new one in and putting the wheel back on.

 

[m78]

I don't use my turn signal in the 78 unless I absolutely have to. just because the plastic is so old and brittle.
I did buy a new one just in case.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?a=G-autoparts

 

[DNFXDLI]

Mine broke on the way home from picking the truck up...I got a NOS replacement.

 

[BKW]

I'd just go ahead and drop the $90 and replace the switch.

90 DOLLARS? Where are you buyin' it from, Ben Dover Motors?

The following fit: 1973/77 F100/350 (except 1975/77 w/Speed Control) / Note: 1978/79 F100/350 & Bronco are not the same! See post #13.

D3TZ13341A .. TSS / Use with M/T / Available from Ford.

MSRP: $96.00 // PARTSGUYED.COM price: $69.12.
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D3TZ13341B .. TSS / Use with A/T / Available from Ford.

MSRP: $69.98 // PARTSGUYED.COM price: $50.39.

PartsGuyEd = Ed Olson, parts manager of Horizon Ford in Seattle WA

 

[LEB Ben]

^^^Dammit...I got it from Bronco Graveyard for my Bronco, it was right around $95 after shipping.

 

[BKW]

1978/79 F100/350's & Bronco's use different TSS's than 1973/77 F100/350's.

D8TZ13341A .. TSS / Use w/Tilt Wheel only / Obsolete
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D8TZ13341B .. TSS / Use with A/T / Available from Ford

MSRP: $110.00 // PARTSGUYED.COM price: $79.20.
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D8TZ13341C .. TSS / Use with M/T / Obsolete

Both these obsolete TSS's can still be found at Ford Dealers/obsolete parts vendors.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

I bought that 40 somethin dollar one from rockauto.