Turn Signal Help!
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DSBP F-150
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Turn Signal Help!
Ok guys i needs your help, i am trying to figure what is the best way to take apart without breaking a 78 turn signal to clean it and freshen up, And what is the best way to put them back together. I can post pics up if needed.
-Thanks in Advance, David
-Thanks in Advance, David
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If your right front blinker is still not working,
I would purchase a new bulb socket from NAPA or somewhere and try that.
I have had to replace bulb sockets on several trucks including my 1987.
I cleaned and sprayed electrical cleaner inside where the bottom of the bulb made contact and to no avail it would not flash/blink.
On my 1987 dash cluster, my right inside blinker indicator would flash as if it was blinking outside and it was NOT blinking at all, I had never seen this happen before.
When the School Crossing Lady and another driver looked annoyed at me the same morning at two different locations; I stopped down the road and checked, my rear right blinker worked but my front right blinker did not, so I went to NAPA to purchase a bulb, cleaned the socket and that did not fix it.
I ordered a replacement bulb socket with the wiring pig-tail, cut the two wires from my old one and spliced the new one to my wiring and that fixed my problem.
Hope this helps!
I would purchase a new bulb socket from NAPA or somewhere and try that.
I have had to replace bulb sockets on several trucks including my 1987.
I cleaned and sprayed electrical cleaner inside where the bottom of the bulb made contact and to no avail it would not flash/blink.
On my 1987 dash cluster, my right inside blinker indicator would flash as if it was blinking outside and it was NOT blinking at all, I had never seen this happen before.
When the School Crossing Lady and another driver looked annoyed at me the same morning at two different locations; I stopped down the road and checked, my rear right blinker worked but my front right blinker did not, so I went to NAPA to purchase a bulb, cleaned the socket and that did not fix it.
I ordered a replacement bulb socket with the wiring pig-tail, cut the two wires from my old one and spliced the new one to my wiring and that fixed my problem.
Hope this helps!
Last edited by 1987 F-150 XLT 4x4; Apr 8, 2010 at 09:18 AM.
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Well, my right front parking light would light-up, but did not blink with a new bulb installed, I moved the wires on the socket pigtail and it still would not flash or blink.
My inside right turn indicator flashed as if the front blinker was working.
The rear taillights and blinker worked as it should.
There was not a problem on the left side.
Replacing the bulb socket with the wiring pigtail solved my problem.
The replacement socket cost about $23.00
My inside right turn indicator flashed as if the front blinker was working.
The rear taillights and blinker worked as it should.
There was not a problem on the left side.
Replacing the bulb socket with the wiring pigtail solved my problem.
The replacement socket cost about $23.00
Last edited by 1987 F-150 XLT 4x4; Apr 11, 2010 at 01:03 PM.
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I know I am days late, back in those days the T/S switch came with the harness with the hard shelled connector at the bottom of the column. If you are in need of the replacement procedure drop a line.