Main beam problem

[SnineT]

Never soak anything electrical, I'm sure Joe just means to hit it with some cleaner rather than bathe it in it.

[stuart bowes]

Well yes some disassembly required lol I don't think anyone was advocating blindly spraying it in through gaps or anything

If there was contact grease found inside replace as found in fairness I hadn't considered that good point

[Joe Harding]

Originally Posted by XC70Bob

I would not advised just spraying contact cleaner in the switch you will remove all the grease from the contacts accelerate wear on the PCB.

Its not a big job to remove the switch from the car and disassemble it clean all the contacts and reassemble with new grease, I have done it several time on my own car .

have a look at this https://www.swedespeed.com/threads/h...ch-lag.482841/

I would not recommend using a power tool to clean the pcb simple contact cleaner will remove most of the dirt and old grease and a simple clean with a pence rubber will remove any stubbed dirt.

The contact cleaner I use in my work leaves a lubricating film on the contacts. Some folk use IPA which as you warn, just strips any lubricant away.

[Guy Dickinson]

Thanks very much everyone. I got a new indicator stalk from a scrap dealer and everything is now fine. So that was the problem.

[SnineT]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slvGKU7HF6M